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 **Groot** is a Graphical Editor, written in C++ and Qt, to create [BehaviorTrees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_tree).
 
-It is compliant with the the library [BehaviorTree.CPP](https://github.com/BehaviorTree/BehaviorTree.CPP).
+It is compliant with the library [BehaviorTree.CPP](https://github.com/BehaviorTree/BehaviorTree.CPP).
 
 [![Groot Editor](groot-screenshot.png)](https://vimeo.com/275066768)