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 The `ReactDOM` module exposes DOM-specific methods, while `React` has the core tools shared by React on different platforms (e.g., [React Native](http://facebook.github.io/react-native/)).
 
+It is important that `ReactDOM.render` remain at the bottom of the script for this tutorial. `ReactDOM.render` should only be called after the composite components have been defined.
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 ## Composing components
 
 Let's build skeletons for `CommentList` and `CommentForm` which will, again, be simple `<div>`s. Add these two components to your file, keeping the existing `CommentBox` declaration and `ReactDOM.render` call: