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 ## Acknowledgment
 
-This repository was based from (and would not be possible without) [github.com/alexhernandezgarcia/gflownet](https://github.com/alexhernandezgarcia/gflownet/), a library for all of your GFlowNet needs.
+This repository is based on (and would not be possible without) [github.com/alexhernandezgarcia/gflownet](https://github.com/alexhernandezgarcia/gflownet/), a library for all of your GFlowNet needs.