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@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ console.log("listening on port 5050")
 server.listen(5050);
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 #### Modify a response from a proxied server
-Sometimes when you have recieved a HTML/XML document from the server of origin you would like to modify it before forwarding it on.
+Sometimes when you have received a HTML/XML document from the server of origin you would like to modify it before forwarding it on.
 
 [Harmon](https://github.com/No9/harmon) allows you to do this in a streaming style so as to keep the pressure on the proxy to a minimum.