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     to explore, and the ability to take on board new concepts as they
     are introduced.</para>
 
-  <para>Once you've have travelled this far, the second, far larger,
+  <para>Once you have travelled this far, the second, far larger,
     section of the Handbook is a comprehensive reference to all manner
     of topics of interest to FreeBSD system administrators.  Some of
     these chapters may recommend that you do some prior reading, and