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+
+# A generic implementation of a Merkle DAG
+
+This is an exploration of the paper [merkle-crdts](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.00107.pdf) as well,
+if I'm honest, as an excuse to use [proptests](https://crates.io/crate/proptest).
+
+The proptest assertions are hidden behind the `proptest` feature since they can take longer to run than
+the standard tests. To run them: `cargo test --features proptest`
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     /// Add a new payload with a required set of dependency_ids. This method will construct a new node
     /// and add it to the DAG with the given payload item and dependency id set. It is idempotent for any
     /// given set of inputs.
+    ///
+    /// One result of not constructing/adding nodes in this way is that we ensure that we always satisfy
+    /// the implementation rule in the merkel-crdt's whitepaper.
     pub fn add_node<'a>(
         &'a mut self,
         item: N,