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@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ affect the file referred to by
 The \fIsecond rule\fP applies to symbolic links that refer to directories.
 Symbolic links that refer to directories are never followed by default.
 This is often referred to as a "physical" walk, as opposed to a "logical"
-walk (where symbolic links the refer to directories are followed).
+walk (where symbolic links that refer to directories are followed).
 
 Certain conventions are (should be) followed as consistently as
 possible by commands that perform file tree walks: