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@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ be used, but caution should be taken if there is a mismatch between the
 project's stability level and the importance of your own project.
 
 Aviation is designed to be _small_. Its entire source code currently consists
-of 772 lines of code.
+of 771 lines of code.
 
 ## Building