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 # rpm-ostree, aka /usr/bin/atomic
-An system to compose RPMs on a server side into an
+A system to compose RPMs on a server side into an
 [OSTree](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/OSTree)
 repository, and a client side tool to perform updates.