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-## obligatory personal dotfiles repository.
+## obligatory personal dotfiles repository
 
 _(plus some little shell scripts)_
 
-there's probably a lot of little things in here gone uncredited,
-but who cares.
+there's probably a lot of subtle things gone uncredited,
+but oh well.