diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ Viper configuration keys are case insensitive.
         fmt.Println("verbose enabled")
 	}
 
+### Deep Configuration Data
+
+	// Materialized paths allow for deep traversal of nested config data.
+	logger_config := viper.GetStringMap("logger.stdout")
+	// Or, go even deeper.
+	logger_base_path := viper.GetString("logger.stdout.base_path")
+
+	// Periods are not valid environment variable names, replace
+	// materialized path periods with double underscores.
+	LOGGER__STDOUT__BASE_PATH=/var/log/myapp go run server.go
 
 ## Q & A