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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from allmydata.util.assertutil import _assert, precondition, postcondition
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  * Feel free to ignore the part of PEP-8 that says to put each module import on a separate line, but don't import modules from multiple separate packages on the same line.
- * Ignore the part of PEP-257 which says to put the trailing `{"""` of a multi-line docstring on a separate line separated by a blank line.  (That rule appears to have been motivated by a limitation of Emacs which has been fixed.)
+ * Ignore the part of PEP-257 which says to put the trailing `"""` of a multi-line docstring on a separate line separated by a blank line.  (That rule appears to have been motivated by a limitation of Emacs which has been fixed.)
  * Ignore the part of PEP-8 which specifes 79- or 72- char line widths.  Use whatever line-widths look best to you in your editor on your screen.  Please don't change other people's line-widths unnecessarily, making it look better on your display and worse on theirs.  That's not nice.  (Note: unless you are Brian.  Brian can do anything he wants!)
 
 ### truths and falsehoods