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@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ Swap: 256M Total, 38M Used, 217M Free, 15% Inuse
       represents the keyboard.</para>
 
     <para>Most of these devices in a Unix operating system must be
-      accessed through a special file called device nodes, which are
+      accessed through special files called device nodes, which are
       located in the <filename>/dev</filename> directory.</para>
 
     <sect2>