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 ## Credit
-The original project for this widget is the [Ratatui Tree Widget](https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/tui-rs-tree-widget), which was purppose built for the specific use
+The original project for this widget is the [Ratatui Tree Widget](https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/tui-rs-tree-widget), which was purpose built for the specific use
 case of [`mqttui`](https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui).