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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Run `earthly ./+install`. And if you want to build the container locally run `ea
 Usage
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-Switch to the the gitops directory and run the command `koolbox` and you'll end up in the koolbox environment.
+Switch to the gitops directory and run the command `koolbox` and you'll end up in the koolbox environment.
 
 Motivation
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