diff --git a/examples/00README.txt b/examples/00README.txt
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+++ b/examples/00README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 File ex1.fa contains two sequences cut from the human genome
-build36. They were exatracted with command:
+build36. They were extracted with command:
 
     samtools faidx human_b36.fa 2:2043966-2045540 20:67967-69550