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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SwBuilder - Static Website Builder
 
 SwBuilder (Static Website Builder) is a SConstruct script to build static webpages from page contents, partials and templates.
 It works mainly by substituting page contents and partials into templates,
-so you don't need to update every page when you modify your template or partials.
+hence you don't need to update every page when you modify your template or partials.
 
 Features
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