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diff --git a/lib/Moose/Cookbook/Meta/Recipe5.pod b/lib/Moose/Cookbook/Meta/Recipe5.pod
index 9137ed0..5a82598 100644
--- a/lib/Moose/Cookbook/Meta/Recipe5.pod
+++ b/lib/Moose/Cookbook/Meta/Recipe5.pod
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe5 - The "table" attribute as a metaclass trait
   package MyApp::Meta::Class::Trait::HasTable;
   use Moose::Role;
 
-  has table =>
-      ( is       => 'rw',
-        isa      => 'Str',
-      );
+  has table => (
+      is  => 'rw',
+      isa => 'Str',
+  );
 
   package Moose::Meta::Class::Custom::Trait::HasTable;
   sub register_implementation { 'MyApp::Meta::Class::Trait::HasTable' }
@@ -25,24 +25,40 @@ Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe5 - The "table" attribute as a metaclass trait
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-This recipe takes the metaclass table attribute and reimplements it as
-a metaclass trait. Traits are just roles that Moose applies to
-something for you. In this case, that "something" is the class's
-metaclass object.
+This recipe takes the metaclass table attribute from
+L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe4> and implements it as a metaclass
+trait. Traits are just roles, as we saw in
+L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>.
 
 The advantage of using traits is that it's easy to combine multiple
-traits, whereas combining multiple metaclasses can be tricky (which
-subclasses which?).
-
-The disadvantage is that it's not easy to combine a trait with some
-sort of sugar (like our notional C<has_table> sugar).
+traits, whereas combining multiple metaclass subclasses requires
+creating yet another subclass. With traits, Moose takes care of
+applying them to your metaclass.
 
 =head2 Using this Metaclass Trait in Practice
 
 Once this trait has been applied to a metaclass, it looks exactly like
 the example we saw in L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe4>:
 
-  my $table = MyApp::User->meta()->table();
+  my $table = MyApp::User->meta->table;
+
+  # the safe version
+  $table = MyApp::User->meta->table
+      if MyApp::User->meta->meta->can('does')
+         and MyApp::User->meta->meta->does('MyApp::Meta::Class');
+
+The safe version is a little complicated. We have to check that the
+metaclass object's metaclass has a C<does> method, in which case we
+can ask if the the metaclass does a given role.
+
+It's simpler to just write:
+
+  $table = MyApp::User->meta->table
+      if MyApp::User->meta->can('table');
+
+In theory, this is a little less correct, since the metaclass might be
+getting its C<table> method from a I<different> role. In practice, you
+are unlikely to encounter this sort of problem.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
@@ -58,7 +74,7 @@ Dave Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
 
-Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
+Copyright 2006-2009 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
 
 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>