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 #### Deployment
 
-Commits to `master` trigger a rebuild and redeploy of the documentation site. Submit pull requests that modify the documention with the `docs:` prefix.
+Commits to `master` trigger a rebuild and redeploy of the documentation site. Submit pull requests that modify the documentation with the `docs:` prefix.
 
 ### Flask server