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+################################# Quickstart #################################
+
+- terraform init
+- terraform apply -var project_id=$GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT \
+  -var --organization=ORGANIZATION_ID \
+  -var --bq-table=TABLE_NAME \
+  -var --bq-project=PROJECT_ID \
+  -var --bq-dataset=DATASET_NAME
+
+Refer to the README.md file for more info.
+