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+# Scheme port of the Gilded-Rose Kata
+
+This is a (Gambit) R5RS Scheme port of the *Gilded-Rose-Kata*.
+
+## Building and Running
+
+```shell
+gsi texttest-fixture.scm
+```
+
+## Unit Test
+
+`assert.scm` is a minimalist implementation of xUnit in Scheme style.
+There are two assertions available, e.g. `(assert=)` and `(assert-string=)`.
+
+```shell
+gsi gilded-rose-test.scm
+```