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@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ make
 ```
 
 Running `make` here generates all the assets for the project and it's now ready
-to be run by any webserver (just make sure all requests are sent to `index.html`,
+to perform by any webserver (just make sure all requests are sent to `index.html`,
 see the `.htaccess` file for reference).