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 ## License
 
-This book is published under the Creative Commons BY-SA license. If you contribute to the work, you will have to agree to allow your content to be published under the self same license. Check out [the license file](LICENSE.md) for more details.
+This book is published under the Creative Commons BY-SA license. If you contribute to the work, you will have to agree to allow your content to be published under the self-same license. Check out [the license file](LICENSE.md) for more details.
 
 ## Current Progress