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random.4: wfix 

The word "very" here is overkill, and inclines the reader to
think that /dev/urandom is inferior.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ a time where the cryptographic primitives used in the implementation
of \fI/dev/urandom\fP were not widely trusted.
It will return random bytes only within the estimated number of
bits of fresh noise in the entropy pool, blocking if necessary.
\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need very
\fI/dev/random\fP is suitable for applications that need
high quality randomness, and can afford indeterminate delays.
When the entropy pool is empty, reads from \fI/dev/random\fP will block