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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ once a repository has been set up with `rad lfs init` (from the fork above).
 
 ## How it works
 
-Instead of a shared, seed-hosted LFS server, every peer uses their own local IPFS node:
+Every peer uses their own local IPFS node — there's no shared server:
 
 - On `git add`/`git commit`, a pre-commit hook (installed by `rad lfs init`) adds each staged
   LFS-tracked file to your local IPFS daemon, pins it, and records the resulting CID as a git