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 ## Installation
 
-This script need root privileges. The included systemd service files assume that a group "nftables" exists and has the right to execute the command `nft` without password.
+This script need root privileges. The included systemd service files assumes that a group "nftables" exists and has the right to execute the command `nft` without password.
 
 The default working directory is `/var/cache/updateBogons/` and is automatically created if it does not exist.