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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ model = MinDalleTorch(
 )
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-then call `generate_image` with some text and a seed as many times as you like
+The required models will be downloaded to `models_root` if they are not already there.  After the model has loaded, call `generate_image` with some text and a seed as many times as you want.
 
 ```python
 image = model.generate_image("a comfy chair that looks like an avocado")