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@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ Compilation
 We use maven to handle our dependencies.
 
 * Install [Maven 3](http://maven.apache.org/download.html)
-* Check out this repo and: `mvn clean install`
+* Clone this repo and: `mvn clean install`