diff --git a/404.html b/404.html
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index 00000000..b9a0c7cd
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+++ b/404.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang=en>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset=utf-8>
+   <title>404 Not Found - Thorium Reader</title>
+   </head>
+   <body>
+
+  <h1>404 Not Found</h1>
+  <p>The page you requested cannot be found.</p>
+  <p>
+    <a href="https://thorium.edrlab.org/">
+      Return to the home page
+    </a>
+  </p>
+</body>
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diff --git a/layouts/404 copy.html b/layouts/404 copy.html
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--- a/layouts/404 copy.html	
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-{{ define "main"}}
-    <main id="main">
-      <div>
-       <h1 id="title">Not found</h1>
-          <p>Oops! This page doesn't exist. Try going back to our <a href="{{ "/" | relURL }}">home page</a>.</p>
-      </div>
-    </main>
-{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/404.html b/layouts/404.html
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--- a/layouts/404.html
+++ b/layouts/404.html
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-{{ define "main"}}
-    <main id="main">
-      <div>
-       <h1 id="title">Not found</h1>
-       <p>Oops! This page doesn't exist. Try going back to our <a href="{{ "/" | relURL }}">home page</a>.</p>
-
-       <p>You can learn how to make a 404 page like this in <a href="https://gohugo.io/templates/404/">Custom 404 Pages</a>.</p>      
-      </div>
-    </main>
-{{ end }}
+{{ define "main" }}
+  <h1>404 Not Found</h1>
+  <p>The page you requested cannot be found.</p>
+  <p>
+    <a href="{{ .Site.Home.RelPermalink }}">
+      Return to the home page
+    </a>
+  </p>
+{{ end }}
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