Revert "fixed a typo in README"

This reverts commit 6988aca7dc05d032670cc52cc2a6cbe6d6c44a14.
My gauge was the problem. Killed it for now.
Switched to a single life cycle diagram (other was too confusing)
Removed section on aliases
Fleshed out branching example.
All example code works correctly (no gaps)
Cleaned up examples
Added some metadata and comments.
Resolved index conflict from merge