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 # Lytlang
 
-Lytlang's goal is to allow for more terse Elixir code and is itself written in
-Elixir. Its syntax is a terrible merging of Elm, CoffeeScript, Elixir,
-a sprinkling of Rust, and some made-up crap. Here's a rough preview:
+Lytlang's goal is to enable you to write Elixir code more tersely and is itself
+written in Elixir. Its syntax is a terrible merging of Elm, CoffeeScript,
+Elixir, a sprinkling of Rust, and some made-up crap. Here's a rough preview:
 
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 !mod Leetcode