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+# STAINED GLASS
+
+This mod adds stained glass varieties for aesthetic purposes.
+
+Also it introduces several pane varieties (glass, obsidian, iron bars)
+for completeness' sake.
+
+The stained glass types are made by arranging various dyes around a
+glass block in a pattern. In total, there are 12 color schemes.
+
+Furthermore, combining several of individual
+stained glass panes produces shaped pieces (double, triple/L-shaped, 
+quadruple/2x2, noncuple/3x3), where all but one of the nodes can noclip
+through solid objects. This is meant to be used with non-rectangular 
+window frames, allowing to fill them in without gaps.
+
+The recipes literally follow the shapes they create:
+
+```
+double:
+X
+X
+
+triple:
+X
+XX
+
+quadruple:
+XX
+XX
+
+noncuple:
+XXX
+XXX
+XXX
+
+where X is the given pane type
+
+```
+
+The combined pieces can always be broken down into the constituent 
+individual panes.