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 # Honeycomb Marker Exporter
 
-This exporter supports sending creating markers and sending them to the Honeycomb Markers API. 
+This exporter allows creating markers, via the Honeycomb Markers API, based on the look of incoming telemetry. 
 
 The following configuration options are supported: