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 ### Learn how to design large scale systems
 
-Learning how to design scalable systems will make you a better engineer.
+Learning how to design scalable systems will help make you a better engineer.
 
 System design is a broad topic.  There is a **vast amount of resources scattered throughout the web** on system design principles.
 
 This repo is an **organized collection** of resources to help you learn how to build systems at scale.
 
-Topics for learning system design:
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-* [System design topic summaries](#index-of-system-design-topics)
-* [Real world architectures](#real-world-architectures)
-* [Engineering blogs](#company-engineering-blogs)
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 #### Learn from the open source community
 
 This is an **early draft** of a **continually updated, open source** project.