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-# Uhyve - A minimal hypervisor for Hermit
+# Uhyve
 
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-Uhyve is a small hypervisor specialized for the [Hermit kernel](https://github.com/hermit-os/kernel).
+Uhyve is a minimal, special-purpose hypervisor for the [Hermit kernel](https://github.com/hermit-os/kernel).
 
 ## Installation