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 Welcome to the Git repository for Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB).  Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a small, inexpensive device which provides essential Internet resources (Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Khan Academy and others) without any Internet connection.
 
-You are encouraged to customize this local content hotspot or server with the best of the world’s Free Knowledge — to suit your own region, your school, your medical clinic, your library — and/or for your very own family.
+You are encouraged to customize this local content hotspot or server with the best of the world’s Free Knowledge — to suit your own region, your school, your medical clinic, your library and/or for your very own family.
 
-FYI this community product is enabled by professional volunteers working side-by-side with schools, clinics and libraries around the world.  Thank you for being a part of our grassroots technology movement.
+FYI this community product is enabled by professional volunteers working side-by-side with schools, clinics and libraries around the world.  Thank you for being a part of our grassroots technology movement!
 
 ## Installation