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 As the banner says, you can use 'help;' or '?' to see what CQL has to
-offer, and 'quit;' or 'exit;' when you've had enough fun. But lets try
+offer, and 'quit;' or 'exit;' when you've had enough fun. But let's try
 something slightly more interesting:
 
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