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@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ essentially stalled.
 
 * Change tracking enhancements
 
-Major parts of the change tracking code were rewrote addressing
+Major parts of the change tracking code were rewritten addressing
 several problems that existed in the existing implementation.
 
 * Converter file cache