diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
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-name: Deploy to Pages
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"]
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pages: write
-  id-token: write
-concurrency:
-  group: "pages"
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
-      - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: '.'
-      - id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
-      - name: Verify public deployment
-        env:
-          PAGE_URL: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          expected='Chicago-based project manager'
-          stale='Chicago-based project manager & organizer'
-          verified=0
-          for attempt in $(seq 1 18); do
-            echo "Deployment verification attempt ${attempt}/18: ${PAGE_URL}"
-            body=$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --max-time 20 \
-              --header 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-              "${PAGE_URL}?deploy_check=${GITHUB_SHA}-${attempt}" || true)
-            if grep -Fq "$expected" <<<"$body" && ! grep -Fq "$stale" <<<"$body"; then
-              echo "Deployment verified successfully."
-              verified=1
-              break
-            fi
-            if [ "$attempt" -lt 18 ]; then
-              sleep 10
-            fi
-          done
-          if [ "$verified" -ne 1 ]; then
-            echo 'Deployment verification failed: the expected content was not served after 18 attempts.' >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-# brendan.greenlee.website
-Personal website for Brendan Greenlee
-# smoke test Mon Aug 17 05:22:48 PM UTC 2026
-
-## Mirror test Mon Aug 17 05:22:53 PM UTC 2026
-## Hook test commit