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@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Because `testament` and `testutils` are going nowhere fast.
 
 ## Usage
 
+Here's a set of example tests which will pass (and fail) in interesting ways.
+
 ```nim
 import testes
 
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ testes:
     fail("this looks bad")
 ```
 
+Relax; your tests won't usually be this chaotic...  Right?  😉
+
 ![demonstration](docs/demo.svg "demonstration")
 
 ## Documentation