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 # chat
 
-IRC plus message metadata, a signing system using it, and server-based backlog
-queues for multiple connected clients on one nick. All via HTTP.
+**IRC plus message metadata, a signing system using it, and server-based
+backlog queues for multiple connected clients on one nick. All via HTTP.**
 
-A modern IRC-inspired chat server written in Go. Decouples session state from
-transport connections, enabling mobile-friendly persistent sessions over HTTP.
+A chat server written in Go. Decouples session state from transport
+connections, enabling mobile-friendly persistent sessions over HTTP.
 
 The **HTTP API is the primary interface**. It's designed to be simple enough
 that writing a terminal IRC-style client against it is straightforward — just