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@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ Also see this [example](examples/process_builder.clj).
 ## Async
 
 Apart from `future` and `pmap` for creating threads, you may use the
-`clojure.core.async` namespace, aliases as `async`, for asynchronous
+`clojure.core.async` namespace for asynchronous
 scripting. The following example shows how to get first available value from two
 different processes:
 
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ process 2
 
 Note: the `go` macro is available for compatibility with JVM programs, but the
 implementation maps to `clojure.core.async/thread` and the single exclamation
-mark operations (`<!`, `>!`, etc.) map to with the double exclamation mark
-operations (`<!!`, `>!!`, etc.). It will not `park` threads, like on the JVM.
+mark operations (`<!`, `>!`, etc.) map to the double exclamation mark operations
+(`<!!`, `>!!`, etc.). It will not `park` threads, like on the JVM.
 
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