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-    <None Include="..\..\CodingStyle.md" />
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+    <None Include="..\..\doc\CheatSheet.md" />
+    <None Include="..\..\doc\CodingStyle.md" />
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@@ -1659,17 +1658,20 @@
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       <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(RepoDir)\build\proto\%(Filename).pb.h;$(RepoDir)\build\proto\%(Filename).pb.cc</Outputs>
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+    <None Include="..\..\doc\Doxyfile" />
+    <None Include="..\..\doc\rippled-example.cfg" />
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     <None Include="..\..\modules\ripple_basics\json\LICENSE" />
     <None Include="..\..\modules\ripple_basics\json\version" />
-    <None Include="..\..\rippled-example.cfg" />
+    <None Include="..\..\README.md" />
     <None Include="..\..\SConstruct" />
     <None Include="..\QtCreator\rippled.pro" />
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+    <Text Include="..\..\doc\todo\NIKB_TODO.txt" />
+    <Text Include="..\..\doc\todo\VFALCO_TODO.txt" />
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index 5ed399c2a2..497e812fc4 100644
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     </None>
+    <None Include="..\..\doc\CheatSheet.md">
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+    <None Include="..\..\doc\CodingStyle.md">
+      <Filter>%28Notes%29</Filter>
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+    <None Include="..\..\doc\rippled-example.cfg">
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+      <Filter>%28Notes%29</Filter>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cc68221c6..beb55e5b42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,18 +1,43 @@
-Ripple - P2P Payment Network
-============================
+#Ripple - P2P Payment Network
 
-[![Build Status](https://ci.ripple.com/jenkins/buildStatus/icon?job=rippled)](https://ci.ripple.com/jenkins/job/rippled/)
+##[![Build Status](https://ci.ripple.com/jenkins/buildStatus/icon?job=rippled)](https://ci.ripple.com/jenkins/job/rippled/)
 
 Some portions of this source code are currently closed source.
 
 This is the repository for Ripple's `rippled`, reference P2P network server.
 
-Build instructions:
+###Build instructions:
 * https://ripple.com/wiki/Rippled_build_instructions
 
-Setup instructions:
+###Setup instructions:
 * https://ripple.com/wiki/Rippled_setup_instructions
 
-For more information:
+### Repository Contents
+
+#### ./bin
+Scripts and data files for Ripple integrators.
+
+#### ./build
+Intermediate and final build outputs.
+
+#### ./Builds
+Platform or IDE-specific project files.
+
+#### ./doc
+Documentation and example configuration files.
+
+#### ./modules
+Ripple source code.
+
+#### ./src
+Legacy source code directory (contains protoc sources).
+
+#### ./Subtrees
+External dependencies inlined into the repository as full source trees via `git subtree`.
+
+#### ./test
+Javascript / Mocha tests.
+
+###For more information:
 * https://ripple.com
 * https://ripple.com/wiki
diff --git a/Notes/CHANGELOG b/doc/CHANGELOG
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rename from Notes/CHANGELOG
rename to doc/CHANGELOG
index a163ecedae..7a52c3c1de 100644
--- a/Notes/CHANGELOG
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+VFALCO NOTE - This file appears to be unmaintained.
+
 Critical protocol changes
 -------------------------
 
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rename from Notes/CheatSheet.md
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