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 A simple, lock-free object pool
 
-The `main.cpp` runs the gtests I created for another application, but without gtest, using some simple macros. You can move the tests your application's tests.
+The `main.cpp` runs the gtests I created for another application, but without gtest, using some simple macros to use C++'s asserts (make sure you compile in debug mode if you want to make use of them). You can move the tests your application's gtest tests.
 
 The library is header only. Just copy it to your project and use it.