diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
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--- a/readme.txt
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@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ There's also a win64 repository for 64-bit builds:
   $ git clone git://oss.readytalk.com/win64.git
 
 
-Building with Microsoft the Visual C++ Compiler
+Building with the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler
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 You can also build using the MSVC compiler, which makes debugging with