[boost] [git] Problem after deleting submodule

Git is starting to get to me. I did a git pull from the latest master only to get a bunch of conflicts from the latest align submodule. I have never touched the align submodule locally so having conflict errors with it is absurd. After trying to straighten out the errors via a 'git reset --hard' for the align submodule, and still getting conflicts, I deleted the submodule locally just so I could get the latest master. Now I can't seem to get back the submodule. No matter what I do the submodule is no longer recognized at the top level. What do I do ? Yes git is powerful but it is also a VCS from hell. About the only intelligent thing I have ever heard Linux Torvalds say.