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 ```
 
 To return to the Julia prompt, simply type the backspace type or 
-`Ctrl-C`. Once there, you'll still have access to the fuctions you 
+`Ctrl-C`. Once there, you'll still have access to the functions you 
 defined:
 ```julia
 julia> fib