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 # Limit Service
+This module is intended to hold **all of the logic** for testing if site:
+- would be over a given limit if they took an action (i.e. added one more thing, switched to a different limit)
+- if they are over a limit already
+- consistent error messages explaining why the limit has been reached 
 
 ## Install
 
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 # Copyright & License 
 
-Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Ghost Foundation - Released under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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+Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Ghost Foundation - Released under the [MIT license](LICENSE).