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 ## Rationale
 
-Most of your script is in bash, but you want a tiny sprinkle of Clojure.
-
-If most of your shell script evolves into Clojure, you might want to turn to:
+If you're a bash expert, you probably don't need this. But for those of us who
+can use a tiny sprinkle of Clojure on their bash scripts, it may be useful. If
+most of your shell script evolves into Clojure, you might want to turn to:
 
 - [planck](https://planck-repl.org/)
 - [joker](https://github.com/candid82/joker)