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+This is an ordered list of testable steps to get to a minimal dat client in
+just about any language.
+
+sleep
+  read/write headers
+  read/write individual elements as raw bytes
+  read/write contiguous batches
+
+registers
+  read elements by index
+  verify signature by index (not leaves)
+  append elements
+
+drive
+  data register to a single file
+  single file to a data register
+  print metadata tree ("ls")
+  create metadata tree for a directory
+  directory to metadata+data registers
+  registers to directory
+
+sync
+  send/receive messages to a known host
+  pull register from a known host
+  wrapper command
+
+
+
+
+Shortcuts:
+  key/value store instead of SLEEP files
+  pull/read/to-file only
+  don't verify any hashes (!)