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+=========================
+Essential Characteristics
+=========================
+
+Peaceful Coexistence
+    A TinCan webapp is a Bottle webapp. You can also do things the Bottle
+    way… in the same webapp! Bottle-style webapps have access to the same
+    Chameleon templating engine that TinCan uses.
+    
+No Configuration
+    Just make a tree appropriately-named files, and TinCan will figure it
+    all out. The file tree defines the routes, much like in a web server.
+    
+Header Directives Can Get You a Lot
+    Need to have one controller associated with multiple views? TinCan
+    can do that! See the ``#python`` header directive.
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