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 ```
 $ cd tamaya
 $ git checkout master (to generate the current development version) OR
-$ git checkout 0.4-incubating (to generate the a stable release version)
+$ git checkout 0.4-incubating (to generate a stable release version)
 $ mvn site
 (since javadoc:javadoc does not generate a full report)
 ```