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 [![coverage report](https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/geomag/geomag-algorithms/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://code.usgs.gov/ghsc/geomag/geomag-algorithms/-/commits/master)
 
 Geomag Algorithms is an open source library for processing
-Geomagnetic timeseries data. It includes algorithms and input/output factories
-used by the [USGS Geomagnetism Program](http://geomag.usgs.gov) to
+Geomagnetic timeseries data. It includes algorithms and input/output
+factories used by the [USGS Geomagnetism Program](http://geomag.usgs.gov) to
 translate between data formats, generate derived data and indices in
 near-realtime, and research and develop new algorithms.