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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and admins.
  -- Removed database and jobacct plugin replaced with jobacct_storage 
     and jobacct_gather for easier hooks for further expansion of the
     jobacct plugin.
- -- Job step launch in srun is now done from the slurm api's all futher
+ -- Job step launch in srun is now done from the slurm api's all further
     modifications to job launch should be done there.
  -- Add new partition configuration parameter Priority. Add job count to 
     Shared parameter.