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 # Serene (Simple) version
-**Serene simple** is a lisp than is implemented in Java as a proof of concept and as an experience 
+**Serene simple** is a lisp that is implemented in Java as a proof of concept and as an experience 
 to collect data on some the ideas and implementations that I have. For the full story checkout 
 my [blog](https://lxsameer.com/).
 
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 * rlwrap
 * gradle
 
-## Repl 
+## Repl
 in order to run the REPL, run `make repl`