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@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ TODO
 Examples
 -
 ```c++
-dht::DhtRunner dht;
+dht::DhtRunner node;
 
 // Launch a new dht node using generated RSA keys,
 // and listen on port 4222.
-dht.run(4222, dht::crypto::generateIdentity());
+node.run(4222, dht::crypto::generateIdentity());
 
 // put some data on the dht
 std::vector<uint8_t> some_data(5, 10);
-dht.put("unique_key", some_data);
+node.put("unique_key", some_data);
 
 // get data from the dht
-dht.get("other_unique_key", [](const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Value>>& values) {
+node.get("other_unique_key", [](const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Value>>& values) {
     // Callback called when values are found
     for (const auto& value : values)
         std::cout << "Found value: " << value << std::endl;