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 # @quotesbot
 
-This is code that posts to https://fyrfli.social/quotesbot.
+This is the code that posts to https://fyrfli.social/quotesbot.
 
 ## Requirements:
 - some knowledge of the linux command line
 - python installed
 - a Mastodon-compatible API token for your instance
+- a json-formatted file of quotes to use formatted thus:
+    ```
+    "quote": "quote"
+    "author": "author"
+    ```
+Your quotes file can either be in the local directory or accessible at a url.
 
 ## To install: