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@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ Andrew wrote the program. Seth brought it back and built everything around it 
 
 Simon was built on April 4, 2026 using [Claude Opus 4.6](https://claude.ai). He is named after the patriarch, and he knows it.
 
-Simon is open source. The family data and research infrastructure remain private.
+Simon, the family data, and the research infrastructure are private.