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@@ -44,29 +44,32 @@ Windows (without WSL), you're out-of-luck here and should proceed to the docker
 instructions below.
 
 To use P4-in-a-Bottle with Singularity:
-1. Clone this repository if you haven't done so already.
-2. Install singularity from [GitHub](https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases).
+1. Install singularity from [GitHub](https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases).
+2. Clone and enter this repository.
 3. Download a pre-built image
    [p4iab.sif](https://git.inkweaver.net/inkweaver/P4-in-a-Bottle/releases)
-   and place it in the same directory alongside `README.md`. If you skip this
-   step YOU WILL BUILD BOTH THE DOCKER CONTAINER AND THE SINGULARITY CONTAINER
-   FROM SOURCE. (Trust me, you do NOT want to build this yourself).
-4. Run `make sc-run`. A shared directory `shared/` will be created to allow
+   and place it in the same directory alongside `README.md`.
+4. Run `touch .docker_build p4iab.tar.gz p4iab.sif`. This prevents make from
+   building the container from source. If you skip this step YOU WILL BUILD
+   BOTH THE DOCKER CONTAINER AND THE SINGULARITY CONTAINER FROM SOURCE. (Trust
+   me, you do NOT want to build this yourself).
+5. Run `make sc-run`. A shared directory `shared/` will be created to allow
    you to move files between the container and your system.
 
 ### Docker
 
 If you are stuck with docker, don't panic! The instructions are longer but
 everything should still work.
-1. Clone this repository if you haven't done so already.
-2. Install docker on your system. This should be pretty self-explanatory.
+1. Install docker on your system. This should be pretty self-explanatory.
+2. Clone and enter this repository.
 3. Download a pre-built image
    [p4iab.tar.gz](https://git.inkweaver.net/inkweaver/P4-in-a-Bottle/releases)
    and place it in the same directory alongside `README.md`. Then run
-   `docker load -i p4iab.tar.gz && touch .docker_build`.
-   If you skip this step YOU WILL BUILD THE DOCKER CONTAINER FROM SOURCE. Do
-   so only if you know what you are doing.
-4. Run `make run`. A shared directory `shared/` will be created to allow
+   `docker load -i p4iab.tar.gz` to import the container into docker.
+4. Run `touch .docker_build`. This tricks make into skipping the docker build
+   commands. If you skip this step YOU WILL BUILD THE DOCKER CONTAINER FROM
+   SOURCE. Do so only if you know what you are doing.
+5. Run `make run`. A shared directory `shared/` will be created to allow
    you to move files between the container and your system.