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 # Charter of Triunnia
-Last Updated: January 16, 2025 - <span style="color: red;">Draft</span>
+Last Updated: April 18, 2025 - <span style="color: red;">Draft</span>
 
 The `Charter of Triunnia` is the foundational document that defines `Triunnia`.  It consists of four uplifting and healing codices -- Genesis, Perdition, Triune Democracy, and Triunnia -- which observe, educate, and set the laws by which `Triunnia` operates to build a peaceful and thriving society as close to universal law as possible.
 
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 | 1 | [Genesis](src/1_Genesis/Genesis_Codex.md) | Weaves two primary laws (The Law of Thought and The Law of Nations) together with a multi-disciplinary approach to create a solid foundation upon which to build a peaceful and thriving society. |
 | 2 | [Perdition](src/2_Perdition/Perdition_Codex.md) | Establishes perdition as the end-result of a serious crime against humanity and provides the means to detect, cure, and safeguard against it. |
 | 3 | Triune Democracy | Codifies the Triune Democratic system of government and its procedures. |
-| 4 | Triunnia | Defines the sovereign society of `Triunnia` itself and anchors it in law. |
+| 4 | Triunnia | Defines the sovereign society of `Triunnia` itself and anchors it in law. |
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+## Markdown
+The Charter is written in a lightweight markup language known as Markdown.  Markdown was chosen because it is easy to read and edit, has minimal formatting conventions, and changes will be easy to see and track in version control software.  Markdown can be viewed through a renderer -- which this website has built in -- allowing the Charter to be interactively viewed directly from its source.
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+Two Markdown extensions are required to properly view this Charter in a renderer:
+- Markdown Extended - (Admonitions (the !!! syntax) currently do not work on Gitea)
+- Markdown Preview Mermaid Support