diff --git a/pkg/tarsum/tarsum_spec.md b/pkg/tarsum/tarsum_spec.md
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--- a/pkg/tarsum/tarsum_spec.md
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 #### Body
 
 After the order headers of the file have been added to the checksum for the
-file, then the body of the file is written to the hash.
+file, the body of the file is written to the hash.
 
 
 #### List of file sums