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 * 3.0
 
-- Ledger has pretty much been re-architected and rewritten.  Rather
-  than list the enormous number of changes here, I refer the reader to
-  the new manual.
+- Ledger has been re-architected and rewritten.  Rather than list the
+  enormous number of changes here, I refer the reader to the new
+  manual.
 
   Note that the textual data format is almost 100% backward
   compatible, so no retroactive changes should be necessary to your