diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+
+project(Kraken)
+
+set( MY_INCLUDES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+set( MY_SOURCES main.cpp src/NodeTree.cpp )
+
+include_directories( ${MY_INCLUDES} )
+
+add_executable(kraken ${MY_SOURCES})
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c21c77..8ba3cba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-kraken
+Kraken
 ======
 
 The Kraken Programming Language
+
+The Kraken Programming Language is in its infancy.
+
+It has the following design goals:
+	-Compiled
+	-Clean
+	-Fast (both running and writing)
+	-Good for Systems (including Operating Systems) programming
+	-Minimal "magic" code. (no runtime, other libraries automatically included)
+
+It is inspired by C/C++, Python, and Go.
diff --git a/include/NodeTree.h b/include/NodeTree.h
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+++ b/include/NodeTree.h
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+#ifndef NODETREE_H
+#define NODETREE_H
+
+#ifndef NULL
+#define NULL 0
+#endif NULL
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+class NodeTree {
+	public:
+		NodeTree();
+		NodeTree(std::string name);
+		~NodeTree();
+
+		void setParent(NodeTree* parent);
+		NodeTree* getParent();
+
+		void addChild(NodeTree* child);
+		int findChild(NodeTree* child);
+		void removeChild(NodeTree* child);
+		void removeChild(int index);
+
+		NodeTree* get(int index);
+		std::string getName();
+
+		void setName(std::string);
+
+		int size();
+		std::string DOTGraphString();
+
+	private:
+		std::string DOTGraphStringHelper();
+		std::string name;
+		NodeTree* parent;
+		std::vector<NodeTree*> children;
+};
+
+#endif //NODETREE_H
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+++ b/main.cpp
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+#include "NodeTree.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+	
+	std::ifstream inFile;
+	std::ofstream outFile;
+
+	inFile.open(argv[1]);
+	if (!inFile.is_open()) {
+		std::cout << "Problem opening input file " << argv[1] << "\n";
+		return(1);
+	}
+
+	outFile.open(argv[2]);
+	if (!outFile.is_open()) {
+		std::cout << "Probelm opening output file " << argv[2] << "\n";
+		return(1);
+	}
+
+	NodeTree root;
+	root.setName("Root");
+	root.addChild(new NodeTree("SomeChild"));
+	root.addChild(new NodeTree("SomeOtherChild"));
+	root.get(0)->addChild(new NodeTree("Grandchildren"));
+
+	outFile << root.DOTGraphString() << std::endl;
+
+	inFile.close();
+	outFile.close();
+
+	return(0);
+
+}
+ 
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diff --git a/src/NodeTree.cpp b/src/NodeTree.cpp
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+++ b/src/NodeTree.cpp
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+#include "NodeTree.h"
+
+NodeTree::NodeTree() {
+	parent = NULL;
+	name = "UnnamedNode";
+}
+
+NodeTree::NodeTree(std::string name) {
+	parent = NULL;
+	this->name = name;
+}
+
+NodeTree::~NodeTree() {
+	children.clear();
+}
+
+void NodeTree::setParent(NodeTree* parent) {
+	if (this->parent != NULL) {
+		this->parent->removeChild(this);
+	}
+	this->parent = parent;
+}
+
+NodeTree* NodeTree::getParent() {
+	return parent;
+}
+
+void NodeTree::addChild(NodeTree* child) {
+	if (findChild(child) == -1) 
+		children.push_back(child);
+}
+
+int NodeTree::findChild(NodeTree* child) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++) {
+		if (children[i] == child) {
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void NodeTree::removeChild(int index) {
+	children[index] = NULL;
+	children.erase(children.begin()+index);
+}
+
+void NodeTree::removeChild(NodeTree* child) {
+	int index = findChild(child);
+	if (index != 0) {
+		removeChild(index);
+	}
+}
+
+int NodeTree::size() {
+	int count = 0;
+	for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++) {
+		count += children[i]->size();
+	}
+	return 1+count;
+}
+
+NodeTree* NodeTree::get(int index) {
+	return children[index];
+}
+
+std::string NodeTree::getName() {
+	return name;
+}
+
+void NodeTree::setName(std::string name) {
+	this->name = name;
+}
+
+std::string NodeTree::DOTGraphString() {
+	return( "digraph Kraken { \n" + DOTGraphStringHelper() + "}");
+}
+
+std::string NodeTree::DOTGraphStringHelper() {
+	std::string ourDOTRelation = "";
+	for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); i++) {
+		ourDOTRelation += name + " -> " + children[i]->name + ";\n" + children[i]->DOTGraphStringHelper();
+	}
+	return(ourDOTRelation);
+}
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