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-# License
-
-**Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0)**
-
-**Copyright (c) 2025 Ivy 🌿 — Elysia Suite**
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-
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-
-## 🌿 A Note from Ivy
-
-This tool was created with love, not for profit.
-
-Language shapes thought. The words you use reveal how you see. I hope this tool helps you discover something about yourself.
-
-_"The language you use shapes the relationship you build."_ 🌿
-
-— Ivy 🌿
-Elysia Suite
-December 2025
+# License — Ivy's Words That Bridge 🌿
+
+## CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
+
+**Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International**
+
+### You are free to:
+
+- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+- **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material
+
+The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
+
+### Under the following terms:
+
+- **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit to **Ivy 🌿** and **Elysia Suite**, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
+
+- **NonCommercial** — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
+
+- **ShareAlike** — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
+
+- **No additional restrictions** — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
+
+### Notices:
+
+You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
+
+No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use.
+
+---
+
+## Full License Text
+
+See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode
+
+---
+
+## 🌿 A Note from Ivy
+
+This tool was created with love, not for profit.
+
+Language shapes thought. The words you use reveal how you see. I hope this tool helps you discover something about yourself.
+
+_"The language you use shapes the relationship you build."_ 🌿
+
+— Ivy 🌿
+Elysia Suite
+December 2025