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 # optional
 Single header, Work-in-progress implementation of std::optional with functional-style extensions.
 
+Clang + GCC: [![Linux Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/TartanLlama/optional.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/TartanLlama/optional)
+MSVC: [![Windows Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/k5x00xa11y3s5wsg?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/TartanLlama/optional)
+
 `std::optional` is the preferred way to represent an object which may or may not have a value. Unfortunately, chaining together many computations which may or may not produce a value can be verbose, as empty-checking code will be mixed in with the actual programming logic. This implementation provides a number of utilities to make coding with `optional` cleaner.
 
-Full documentation available at [optional.tartanllama.xyz](optional.tartanllama.xyz)
-
-The interface is the same as `std::optional`, but the following member functions are also defined. Explicit types are for clarity.
-
-- `map`: carries out some operation on the stored object if there is one.
-  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map(&std::string::size);`
-- `and_then`: like `map`, but for operations which return a `tl::optional`.
-  * `tl::optional<int> stoi (const std::string& s);`
-  * `tl::optional<int> i = opt_string.and_then(stoi);`
-- `or_else`: calls some function if there is no value stored.
-  * `opt.or_else([] { throw std::runtime_error{"oh no"]; });`
-- `map_or`: carries out a `map` if there is a value, otherwise returns a default value.
-  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map_or(&std::string::size, 0);`
-- `map_or_else`: carries out a `map` if there is a value, otherwise returns the result of a given default function.
-  * `std::size_t get_default();`
-  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map_or(&std::string::size, get_default);`
-- `conjunction`: returns the argument if a value is stored in the optional, otherwise an empty optional.
-  * `tl::make_optional(42).conjunction(13); //13`
-  * `tl::optional<int>){}.conjunction(13); //empty`
-- `disjunction`: returns the argument if the optional is empty, otherwise the current value.
-  * `tl::make_optional(42).disjunction(13); //42`
-  * `tl::optional<int>){}.disjunction(13); //13`
-- `take`: returns the current value, leaving the optional empty.
-  * `opt_string.take().map(&std::string::size); //opt_string now empty;`
-
-These operations can be chained, so instead of writing code like this:
+For example, instead of writing this code:
 
 ```
 std::optional<image> get_cute_cat (const image& img) {
@@ -63,8 +41,30 @@ std::optional<image> get_cute_cat (const image& img) {
 }
 ```
 
-Clang + GCC: [![Linux Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/TartanLlama/optional.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/TartanLlama/optional)
-MSVC: [![Windows Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/k5x00xa11y3s5wsg?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/TartanLlama/optional)
+Full documentation available at [optional.tartanllama.xyz](optional.tartanllama.xyz)
+
+The interface is the same as `std::optional`, but the following member functions are also defined. Explicit types are for clarity.
+
+- `map`: carries out some operation on the stored object if there is one.
+  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map(&std::string::size);`
+- `and_then`: like `map`, but for operations which return a `tl::optional`.
+  * `tl::optional<int> stoi (const std::string& s);`
+  * `tl::optional<int> i = opt_string.and_then(stoi);`
+- `or_else`: calls some function if there is no value stored.
+  * `opt.or_else([] { throw std::runtime_error{"oh no"]; });`
+- `map_or`: carries out a `map` if there is a value, otherwise returns a default value.
+  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map_or(&std::string::size, 0);`
+- `map_or_else`: carries out a `map` if there is a value, otherwise returns the result of a given default function.
+  * `std::size_t get_default();`
+  * `tl::optional<std::size_t> s = opt_string.map_or(&std::string::size, get_default);`
+- `conjunction`: returns the argument if a value is stored in the optional, otherwise an empty optional.
+  * `tl::make_optional(42).conjunction(13); //13`
+  * `tl::optional<int>){}.conjunction(13); //empty`
+- `disjunction`: returns the argument if the optional is empty, otherwise the current value.
+  * `tl::make_optional(42).disjunction(13); //42`
+  * `tl::optional<int>){}.disjunction(13); //13`
+- `take`: returns the current value, leaving the optional empty.
+  * `opt_string.take().map(&std::string::size); //opt_string now empty;`
 
 ### Compiler support