diff --git a/definitions.tex b/definitions.tex
index 8493a13..5c7426a 100644
--- a/definitions.tex
+++ b/definitions.tex
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 \section{Definitions}
 \input{location}
 \input{instance}
 \input{participant}
 \input{currency}
+\input{target}
 \input{payment-request}
 \input{version}
 \input{bandwidth}
 \input{transaction}
 \input{account}
 \input{range}
 \input{balance}
-\input{target}
 \input{latency-probability}
 \input{latency-profile}
 \input{path}
 \input{payment}
 \input{agreement}
diff --git a/target.tex b/target.tex
index 53cdb85..7a36dfa 100644
--- a/target.tex
+++ b/target.tex
@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 \subsection{Target}
-A \emph{target} is a \json{} object with
-some combination of the following members,
-none of which are compulsory:
-\begin{jsondescription}
-  \item[host] An instance identity.
-  \item[username]
-    This member is only meaningful if
-    the \textjson{host} member is also included.
-    The value of this member indicates
-    the username of a member of the specified host.
-  \item[currency]
-    A currency.
-    It is \recommended{} that the value of this member is
+A \emph{target} can contain information that
+might assist instances' pathfinding attempts for
+an intended transaction.
+\nextlines{10}
+
+Its elements have the following meanings:
+\begin{asndescription}
+  \item[participant]
+    Information about an intended participant in the transaction.
+    The subelement \textasn{host} specifies
+    the participant's instance;
+    the subelement \textasn{username}, if present, specifies
+    the participant's username on that instance.
+  \item[payload]
+    Information about the currency or value of
+    a payment intended to be made by the transaction.
+    It's \recommended{} that
+    the value of the \textasn{currency} subelement is
     specified in a form that will be widely understood.
-    In particular, if the \textjson{host} member is also included,
-    then the value of this member \should{} be in a form that
+    In particular,
+    if the target's \textasn{participant} element is present,
+    then the value of the payload's \textasn{currency} element
+    \should{} be in a form that
     will be understood if it is included in
     a payment specification sent to the specified host.
     The currency it specifies \should{} be one
     used by the specified host, and,
-    if the \textjson{username} member is also included, then
-    it \should{} be a currency used by that member of the host.
-  \item[approximateValue]
-    This member is only meaningful if
-    the \textjson{currency} member is also included.
-    The value of this member is a \json{} number encoding
-    a positive integer,
-    specifying the numerator of
+    if the participant's \textasn{username} element is present,
+    then
+    the currency \should{} be one used by that member of the host.
+
+    If
+    the payload's \textasn{approximateValue} element is present,
+    its value specifies the numerator of
     a fraction whose denominator is the value of
-    the \textjson{denominator} member of
-    the \textjson{currency} member,
-    indicating the approximate value of an intended transaction,
+    the \textasn{denominator} element of
+    the payload's \textasn{currency} element,
+    indicating the approximate value of the intended transaction,
     as measured in the specified currency.
-\end{jsondescription}
+\end{asndescription}