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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Context managers provide the programmer with an easy way
 to work with resources that need management, i.e. explicit
 cleanup and/or deletion. Consider files for example: if
 we want to use them, we need to open them, work with them
-and the close them again. Context managers provide you with
+and then close them again. Context managers provide you with
 a context in which a file will be open, managing the closing
 itself when you are done.