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@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ To complete the setup, run the `pear` command.
 pear
 ```
 
-If a Pear application, such as [Keet](https://keet.io), is already installed on a machine then the Pear
-platform is already available. In this case, running `pear` should show help output.
+If a Pear application, such as [Keet](https://keet.io), is already installed then the Pear platform is already available. In this case, running `pear` should show help output.
  
 If not, the first run of `pear` will fetch the platform from peers, after which running `pear` again should output help information.