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 ## About This Project
 
-This project demonstrates the Git and GitHub fork-and-pull request workflow.
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+This project demonstrates the Git and GitHub fork-and-pull request workflow.
+### Purpose
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+The purpose of this project is to demonstrate collaborative development using Git and GitHub.