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Fix documentation for log file growth.

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This fixes #546 reported on GitHub.

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## Level 0
When the log file grows above a certain size (4MB by default):
Create a brand new memtable and log file and direct future updates here
Create a brand new memtable and log file and direct future updates here.
In the background:
Write the contents of the previous memtable to an sstable
Discard the memtable
Delete the old log file and the old memtable
Add the new sstable to the young (level-0) level.
1. Write the contents of the previous memtable to an sstable.
2. Discard the memtable.
3. Delete the old log file and the old memtable.
4. Add the new sstable to the young (level-0) level.
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