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 ***Please Note The Following:***  
 * This is just a little side project to work on my optimization skills and mess  
-  around with different patterns in Conway's Game of Life.  
+  around with different patterns in Conway's Game of Life.
+* Requires Java 8.
 
 ## A little bit about the game
 If you have never heard of the "Game of Life", developed by John Conway in the