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@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Creating state is easy:
 
 where the `create-conn` function is defined elsewhere, can be right above it.
 
-In case this state needs to be cleaned / destryed between reloads, there is also `:stop`
+In case this state needs to be cleaned / destroyed between reloads, there is also `:stop`
 
 ```clojure
 (defstate conn :start create-conn