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@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@
 
 =head1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 
-Elan RuusamÃ¤e for the improved parallel support and several fixes
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+Elan Ruusamäe for the improved parallel support and several fixes
 
 Victor V Kudlak for parallel support
 
