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 # GitHub Codespaces ♥️ Jupyter Notebooks
 
-Welcome to your shiny new codespace! We've got everything fired up and running for you to explore Python and Jupyter notebooks.
+Welss shiny new codespace! We've got everything fired up and running for you to explore Python and Jupyter notebooks.
 
 You've got a blank canvas to work on from a git perspective as well. There's a single initial commit with what you're seeing right now - where you go from here is up to you!