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@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ snmalloc is a research allocator.  Its key design features are:
 * The allocator uses large ranges of pages to reduce the amount of meta-data
   required.
 
+Details about snmalloc's design can be find in the
+[accompanying paper](snmalloc.pdf).
+
 [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/snmalloc/snmalloc/_apis/build/status/Microsoft.snmalloc?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/snmalloc/snmalloc/_build/latest?definitionId=1?branchName=master)
 
 # Building on Windows
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