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-*An instant JSON API for your SQLite databases*
+*A tool for exploring and publishing data*
 
 Datasette provides an instant, read-only JSON API for any SQLite database. It also provides tools  for packaging the database up as a Docker container and deploying that container to hosting providers such as [Zeit Now](https://zeit.co/now).
 
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 Datasette
 =========
 
-*An instant JSON API for your SQLite databases*
+*A tool for exploring and publishing data*
 
 Datasette provides an instant, read-only JSON API for any SQLite
 database. It also provides tools for packaging the database up as a