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 # template
 
-This is an extremely simple, general-purpose templating script written in awk.
+This is an extremely simple general-purpose templating tool written in standard
+AWK.
 
 To get started, define a list of variables in a file:
 
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 There is one exception to this rule: Variable values may reference variables
 defined earlier in the file, in which case they must use the brace-delimited
 variable format described above. Any other use of braces or any other
-prohibited character remains illegal when referencing a previously defined
-variable. The specified variable name must reference an actual variable
-previously defined in the file.
+prohibited character remains illegal. Variable names specified in the template
+variable format must reference actual variables previously defined in the file.
 
 When a value references a previously defined variable, the most recent value of
 that variable is used. If a variable name appears more than once, the previous
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ the value of `food` would be `apple`.
 
 ### Template File
 
-A template consists of arbitrary content containing zero or more template
-variables in the brace-delimited format described above. A variable may
-appear any number of times within a file or a line. A template variable that
-does not reference a valid variable defined in the variable file will be
+A template consists of arbitrary text containing zero or more template
+variables in the brace-delimited format described above. A variable may appear
+any number of times within a file or a line. A template variable that does not
+reference a valid variable defined in the variable file will be
 ignored.