def parse_markdown_readme():
    """
    Convert README.md to RST via pandoc, and load into memory
    (fallback to LONG_DESCRIPTION on failure)
    """
    # Attempt to run pandoc on markdown file
    import subprocess
    try:
        subprocess.call(
            ['pandoc', '-t', 'rst', '-o', 'README.rst', 'README.md']
        )
    except __HOLE__:
        return LONG_DESCRIPTION

    # Attempt to load output
    try:
        readme = open(os.path.join(
            os.path.dirname(__file__),
            'README.rst'
        ))
    except IOError:
        return LONG_DESCRIPTION
    return readme.read()
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