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 *This repository is [a public mirror](./MIRROR.md). All development is happening elsewhere.*
 
+To understand the foundational philosophy and goals of this system, read the [Zen of Reticulum](Zen of Reticulum.md).
+
 Reticulum is the cryptography-based networking stack for building local and wide-area
 networks with readily available hardware. It can operate even with very high latency
 and extremely low bandwidth. Reticulum allows you to build wide-area networks