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 # hive
 
-programming language with dance moves as keywords
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+programming language with dance moves as keywords
+
+## Standard
+
+Our language implements the following:
+1. Variables
+2. Looping
+3. Conditionals
+4. Functions
+
+Each line ends with a dab.
+
+### Variables
+
+We allow variables to be accessed in the form of pointers. Think of it as a simplistic way of accessing data in C. 
+
+Putting your palms out in front of you indicates the start of a variable. Variables are denoted by facial expressions so that they can be accessed by ease. 
+
+We recognize the following facial expressions:
+1. Smile
+2. Frown
+3. Wink
+4. Tongue Out
+
+You are allowed any permutation of the following as variable names. Once you are done with the name, look straight at the camera in a neutral face.
+
+Letters A-Z of the american sign language are recognized, and digits 0-9 are represented with fingers, with 10 representing 0. Space is represented by a kick, and quotation marks are implied.
+
+### Looping/Conditionals
+
+Start of a loop starts by twirling around. The termination condition is denoted by a variable being equal to 0. The variable is specified by the facial expressions.
+
+Boolean operations are implemented liek this: TODO
+
+If statements are implemented in the same fashion.
+
+### Modifying values
+
+Hive supports the four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Plus is represented by putting your hands in a vertical cross, minus is represented by putting your hands crossed in a minus shape, multiplication is represented by a rotated cross and division is represented by a rotated subtraction. The number/variables being modified is represented by the variable name. You don't need to set the value equal to the new value here, it is implied.
+
+### Functions
+
+Each function start is denoted by a jumping jack.