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@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ To avoid this issue, you can add option `-L` at the minimap2 command line.
 This option moves a long CIGAR to the `CG` tag and leaves a fully clipped CIGAR
 at the SAM CIGAR column. Current tools that don't read CIGAR (e.g. merging and
 sorting) still work with such BAM records; tools that read CIGAR will
-effectively ignore these records. It has been decided that future tools will
+effectively ignore these records. It has been decided that future tools
 will seamlessly recognize long-cigar records generated by option `-L`.
 
 **TL;DR**: if you work with ultra-long reads and use tools that only process