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 # Motivation
 
-Create a `simple`, `performant`, `modular` and `ergonomic` yet `very secure` `encrypted filesystem` to protect your `privacy` which is also `open souce` and is correctly and safely using `well known audited` crates as `cryptograhic primitives`.
+Create a `simple`, `performant`, `modular` and `ergonomic` yet `very secure` `encrypted filesystem` to protect your `privacy` which is also `open source` and is correctly and safely using `well known audited` crates as `cryptographic primitives`.
 
 # A short story