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@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ crash, or do something else.)
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-The <i>k</i>th receive on a channel with capacity <i>C</i> is synchronized before the completion of the <i>k</i>+<i>C</i>th send from that channel completes.
+The <i>k</i>th receive from a channel with capacity <i>C</i> is synchronized before the completion of the <i>k</i>+<i>C</i>th send on that channel.
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