diff --git a/sites/README.txt b/sites/README.txt
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+
+This directory can be used for a multi-site setup. Multi-site allows you to
+share a single Drupal installation (including core code, contributed and custom
+modules, and themes) among several sites. For more information see
+core/INSTALL.txt.
diff --git a/sites/all/README.txt b/sites/all/README.txt
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-This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules
-and themes which are common to all sites. Keeping contributed and
-custom modules and themes in the sites directory will aid in upgrading
-Drupal core files. Place contributed and custom modules and themes in
-the sites/all/modules and sites/all/themes directories respectively.
+This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules and themes
+which are common to all sites. Keeping contributed and custom modules and
+themes in the sites directory will aid in upgrading Drupal core files. Place
+contributed and custom modules and themes in the sites/all/modules and
+sites/all/themes directories respectively.
 
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/README.txt b/sites/all/modules/README.txt
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-This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules
-which are common to all sites. This will allow you to more easily
-update Drupal core files.
+This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules which are
+common to all sites. This will allow you to more easily update Drupal core
+files. It is safe to organize modules into sub-directories.
diff --git a/sites/all/themes/README.txt b/sites/all/themes/README.txt
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-This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom themes
-which are common to all sites. This will allow you to more easily
-update Drupal core files.
+This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom themes which are
+common to all sites. This will allow you to more easily update Drupal core
+files. It is safe to organize themes into sub-directories .
