diff --git a/doc/html/metis.html b/doc/html/metis.html
index 8ca97457..9f816f03 100644
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@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">Member Functions</a></h1>
 metis_reader(std::istream&amp; in);
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 <p>Constructs a new METIS reader that will retrieve edges from the input
-stream <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">in</span></tt>. If any errors are encountered while initially parsing
-<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">in</span></tt>, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metis_input_exception</span></tt> will be thrown.</p>
+stream <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">in</span></tt>. The reader will read from the very beginning of the stream,
+and to this end, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">in</span></tt> must support seeking. If any errors are encountered
+while initially parsing <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">in</span></tt>, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metis_input_exception</span></tt> will be thrown.</p>
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 edge_iterator begin();
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10">Member Functions</a></h1>
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diff --git a/doc/metis.rst b/doc/metis.rst
index 17eb51ae..4a917fa3 100644
--- a/doc/metis.rst
+++ b/doc/metis.rst
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ Member Functions
   metis_reader(std::istream& in);
 
 Constructs a new METIS reader that will retrieve edges from the input
-stream ``in``. If any errors are encountered while initially parsing
-``in``, ``metis_input_exception`` will be thrown.
+stream ``in``. The reader will read from the very beginning of the stream,
+and to this end, ``in`` must support seeking. If any errors are encountered
+while initially parsing ``in``, ``metis_input_exception`` will be thrown.
 
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