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@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ themselves do not change the A bits, only consult them.
       accessible.</li><br>
       <p>
 
-  <li>When the program does malloc/new, the A bits for the exactly the
+  <li>When the program does malloc/new, the A bits for exactly the
       area allocated, and not a byte more, are marked as accessible.
       Upon freeing the area the A bits are changed to indicate
       inaccessibility.</li><br>