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 What it does do is to offer a double-entry accounting ledger with all
 the flexibility and muscle of its modern day cousins, without any of
-the fat.  Think of it as the Great Bran Muffin of accounting tools.
+the fat.  Think of it as the Bran Muffin of accounting tools.
 
 To use it, you need to start keeping a ledger.  This is the basis of
 all accounting, and if you haven't started yet, now is the time to