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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Cyclone provides several example programs, including:
 
 - [Tail Call Optimization](examples/tail-call-optimization.scm) - A simple example of Scheme tail call optimization; this program runs forever, calling into two mutually recursive functions.
 
-- Finally, the largest program is the compiler itself. Most of the code is compiled into a series of libraries which are used by [`cyclone.scm`](cyclone.scm) and [`icyc.scm`](icyc.scm) to create executables for Cyclone's compiler and interpreter.
+- Finally, the largest program is the compiler itself. Most of the code is contained in a series of libraries which are used by [`cyclone.scm`](cyclone.scm) and [`icyc.scm`](icyc.scm) to create executables for Cyclone's compiler and interpreter.
 
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