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 ## License
 
-This program is free software. It comes without warranty, to the extent permitted by appliccable law. You may redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the Do Whatever You Want (DWYW) license.
+This program is free software. It comes without warranty, to the extent permitted by applicable law. You may redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the Do Whatever You Want (DWYW) license.
 
 See https://jmthornton.net/dwyw for more details.