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 ## Directory Structure
 
-Each fortune source (in `data/`) is provided in directory of the
-  form `AUTHOR__YEAR__IDENTIFIER`, where :⁠—
-
-- **`AUTHOR`** is the author of the work.
-  For people, the family name is given first, in all capitals, followed
-    by their personal name(s).
-
-- **`YEAR`** is the copyright year of the work.
+Each fortune source (in `data/`) is provided in directory whose name
+  has the form `CREATOR__YEAR__IDENTIFIER`, where :⁠—
+
+- **`CREATOR`** is the creator of the work.
+  Typically, this is the author, translator, producer, or otherwise
+    entity who is most directly responsible for the work existing in a
+    given form.
+  For people with multiple names, family name(s) are given first, in
+    all capitals, followed by their personal name(s).
+  Names in other languages are not romanized, except when the romanized
+    form is considered a distinct, and applicable, alias.
+
+- **`YEAR`** is the (most recent) copyright year of the work.
+  This is, generally speaking, the year that the work was first
+    published.
 
 - **`IDENTIFIER`** is a humanreadable identifier uniquely identifying
     the work among all the sources.
+  Typically it is an abbreviated form of the work’s title.
 
-Within this directory, the following files can be found :⁠—
+Within each source directory, the following files can be found :⁠—
 
 - **`bibl`:**
   The bibliographic citation for the source.