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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ system management programs.
 
 	From time to time, I release new versions of e2fsprogs, to fix
 bugs and to make the utilities more robust.  You can always find
-information about the latest version at the the e2fsprogs web page,
+information about the latest version at the e2fsprogs web page,
 which is:
 
 	http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net