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 Folder-Structure:
 =================
-briar-*: Specifically for the Briar-App (Phone/Desktop/Headless)
-bramble-*: The Protocol-Stack - not necessarily Briar-Dependent
+* briar-*: Specifically for the Briar-App (Phone/Desktop/Headless)
+* bramble-*: The Protocol-Stack - not necessarily Briar-Dependent
 
-*-api: public stuff that can be referenced from other packages and modules - mostly interfaces + a few utility classes
-*-core: implementations of api that are portable across Android/Desktop/Headless
-*-java: implementations of api that are specific to Desktop&Headless
+---
+
+* *-api: public stuff that can be referenced from other packages and modules - mostly interfaces + a few utility classes
+* *-core: implementations of api that are portable across Android/Desktop/Headless
+* *-java: implementations of api that are specific to Desktop&Headless