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 # trussed-staging
 
-`trussed-staging` is a custom backend for [Trussed][] that provides functionnality that is not yet merged upstream. I serves as a staging ground for new APIs
+`trussed-staging` is a custom backend for [Trussed][] that provides functionality that is not yet merged upstream. It serves as a staging ground for new APIs.
 
 [Trussed]: https://github.com/trussed-dev/trussed