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 ### Example Scripts
 
-These scripts provide examples of how to use specific portions of the API. They run, but are meant for demonstrattion purposes only. They are located in the examples/ directory.
+These scripts provide examples of how to use specific portions of the API. They run, but are meant for demonstration purposes only. They are located in the examples/ directory.
 
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