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docs: Add note about why ransomware encryption is not recursive and ignores shortcuts and symlinks

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@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ All regular files with [relevant extensions](#relevant-file-extensions-for-encry
configured directory are attempted to be encrypted during the simulation.
The simulation is not recursive, i.e. it will not touch any files in sub-directories of the
configured directory — only appropriate files in the top level of the tree.
configured directory. Symlinks and shortcuts are ignored.
Symlinks and shortcuts are ignored.
These precautions are taken to prevent the monkey from going rogue and accidentally encrypting files that you didn't intend to encrypt.
## Relevant file extensions for encryption