diff --git a/docs/README b/docs/README
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@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 The documentation in this tree is in plain text files and can be viewed using
 any text file viewer.
 
-Technically speaking, it uses ReST (reStructuredText) [1], and the Sphinx
-documentation system [2].  This allows it to be built into other forms for
-easier viewing and browsing.
+It uses ReST (reStructuredText) [1], and the Sphinx documentation system [2].  
+This allows it to be built into other forms for easier viewing and browsing.
 
 To create an HTML version of the docs: