diff --git a/whitespace.txt b/whitespace.txt
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--- a/whitespace.txt
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@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ You can modify this file to create no-op changelists.
 Try to write something funny. And please don't add trailing whitespace.
 
 Once upon a time there was an elephant in Stockholm.
-It had a trunk, like a car, except it was an elephant so, not really.
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