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-Only you and the person you're talking to should know the details of the converation.
+Only you and the person you're talking to should know the details of the conversation.
 
 This is a Python library to share data anonymously and securely* with limited traffic metadata. It is designed for generic byte streaming, but a script 'yam' is included to enable basic CLI instant messaging.