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@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ Vagrantfile and additional configuration to deploy a development environment lik
 
 The full environment consists of:
 - 1 Ubuntu VM for the Ansible control node
-- 3 vSRXs fully interconnected
+- 3 fully-interconnected Juniper vSRXs
+
+The VM specifications are as follows:
 
-VM specifications:
 * vSRXs have 2 vCPUs and 4GB  RAM
 * The Ansible control node has 2vCPUs and 1GB RAM
 
-In order to keep the initial demands on the host machine low, only one vSRX will be spun up;
-the second and third vSRX's are commented out in the `Vagrantfile`.
+In order to keep the initial demands on the host machine low, only one vSRX will be spun up; the second and third vSRX's are commented out in the relevant Vagrant control file.
 
-## What's in this repo?
+## What's in this repository?
 
 Here is the directory structure:
 
@@ -134,12 +134,16 @@ above with their current state. For more information about a specific
 VM, run `vagrant status NAME`.
 ```
 
+Good. Vagrant know about the two devices (remember, the second and third devices are commented out in the control file) but they are not yet active.
+
+__Yet.__
+
 4. Activate Vagrant
 
-Type ```vagrant up``` without any argument to activate all of the virtual devices. This may take up to 10-15 mins depending on your device and its connection to the Internet.
+Type ```vagrant up``` (yes, without any arguments) to activate all of the virtual devices. This may take between  and 15 mins depending on your host machine device and its connection to the Internet.
 
 ```
-dcunningham@hellfire ~/D/g/ansible-minilab (master)> vagrant up
+testhost> vagrant up
 Bringing machine 'vsrx1' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
 Bringing machine 'ansible-node' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
 ==> vsrx1: Box 'juniper/ffp-12.1X47-D15.4-packetmode' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
@@ -151,12 +155,8 @@ Bringing machine 'ansible-node' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
     vsrx1: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/juniper/boxes/ffp-12.1X47-D15.4-packetmode/versions/0.5.0/providers/virtualbox.box
 ==> vsrx1: Successfully added box 'juniper/ffp-12.1X47-D15.4-packetmode' (v0.5.0) for 'virtualbox'!
 ==> vsrx1: Importing base box 'juniper/ffp-12.1X47-D15.4-packetmode'...
-==> vsrx1: Matching MAC address for NAT networking...
-==> vsrx1: Checking if box 'juniper/ffp-12.1X47-D15.4-packetmode' version '0.5.0' is up to date...
-==> vsrx1: Setting the name of the VM: ansible-minilab_vsrx1_1639066331007_61178
-==> vsrx1: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
 ...
-...lots and lots of output including software updates...
+...lots and lots of output including software downloads and OS updates...
 ...
 ==> ansible-node: Running provisioner: file...
     ansible-node: ./ansible-minilab => /home/vagrant/ansible-minilab
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Bringing machine 'ansible-node' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
 
 5. Post-activation vSRX commands
 
-Once the vSRX device is up, you have to do a __little__ manual configuration. The commands are as follows;
+Once the vSRX device is fully active you have to do a __little__ manual configuration. The commands are as follows;
 
 ```
 set system login user vagrant class super-user