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 [![NuGet Version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Trax.Effect)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Trax.Effect/)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 
-Effect system for [Trax.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Trax.Core/) — upgrade a bare locomotive into a full commercial train service with journey logging, station services, and dependency injection.
+Effect system for [Trax.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Trax.Core/). Upgrades a bare locomotive into a full commercial train service with journey logging, station services, and dependency injection.
 
 ## What This Does
 
 `Trax.Core` gives you `Train<TIn, TOut>`: a locomotive that carries cargo through a sequence of stops. That's enough for pure logic, but production services need to know what ran, when it departed, whether it arrived, what it was carrying, and what went wrong if it derailed.
 
-`Trax.Effect` adds the `ServiceTrain<TIn, TOut>` base class — a full commercial train service that wraps every journey with:
+`Trax.Effect` adds the `ServiceTrain<TIn, TOut>` base class, a full commercial train service that wraps every journey with:
 
-- **Journey logging** — a persistent metadata record for each run (state, timing, cargo in, cargo out, derailment details)
-- **Station services** — pluggable effect providers that fire during execution (data persistence, logging, parameter serialization, progress tracking)
-- **DI integration** — stops are resolved from `IServiceProvider`, so you get constructor injection out of the box
+- **Journey logging**: a persistent metadata record for each run (state, timing, cargo in, cargo out, derailment details)
+- **Station services**: pluggable effect providers that fire during execution (data persistence, logging, parameter serialization, progress tracking)
+- **DI integration**: stops are resolved from `IServiceProvider`, so you get constructor injection out of the box
 
 ## Installation
 
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 }
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-The route syntax is identical to `Train`. The difference is what happens around it — `ServiceTrain` automatically opens a journey log when the train departs, updates it when it arrives, persists effect data at each station, and records the derailment details if any stop fails.
+The route syntax is identical to `Train`. The difference is what happens around it. `ServiceTrain` automatically opens a journey log when the train departs, updates it when it arrives, persists effect data at each station, and records the derailment details if any stop fails.
 
 Junctions work the same way, with full DI:
 
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 | **JunctionLogger** | Built-in | Logs each junction's execution with optional cargo serialization |
 | **JunctionProgress** | Built-in | Tracks per-junction progress and checks for cancellation signals |
 
-Station services compose — enable as many as you need:
+Station services compose, so enable as many as you need:
 
 ```csharp
 effects
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 ## Part of Trax
 
-Trax is a layered framework — each package builds on the one below it. Stop at whatever layer solves your problem.
+Trax is a layered framework. Each package builds on the one below it, so stop at whatever layer solves your problem.
 
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 Trax.Core              pipelines, junctions, railway error propagation