diff --git a/src/404.html b/src/404.html
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--- a/src/404.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html> 
-<html lang="en"> 
-<head> 
-    <meta charset="UTF-8"> 
-    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;url=/"> 
-    <title>404 Error - Page Not Found</title> 
-</head> 
-<body> 
-    <h1>404 Error - Page Not Found</h1> 
-    <p>This page does not exist. You will be redirected to the <a href="/">home page</a> shortly.</p> 
-</body> 
-</html> 
diff --git a/src/404.md b/src/404.md
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+++ b/src/404.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Page left as an exercise to the reader
+
+Sorry, but we couldn't find the page you requested.
+
+[Take me home!](./)
