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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Boost Multiprecision Library
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-The `Boost.Multiprecision` is a C++ library that provides integer, rational, floating-point, complex and interval number types
+`Boost.Multiprecision` is a C++ library that provides integer, rational, floating-point, complex and interval number types
 having more range and precision than the language's ordinary built-in types.
 
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