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 ### Starting fresh
 
-If you are starting fresh, simply copy over the contents of the `exmapleSite`-directory included in this theme to your source directory. That should give you a good idea about how things works, and then you can go on from there.
+If you are starting fresh, simply copy over the contents of the `exampleSite`-directory included in this theme to your source directory. That should give you a good idea about how things work, and then you can go on from there to make the site your own.
 
 ### Adding content