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-Building Bitcoin
-
-See doc/build-*.md for instructions on building bitcoind,
-the intended-for-services, no-graphical-interface, reference
-implementation of Bitcoin.
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+Building Bitcoin
+================
+
+See doc/build-*.md for instructions on building the various
+elements of the Bitcoin Core reference implementation of Bitcoin.