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@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Settings
   details and configuration options)
 * ``style`` - the stylesheet to use (defaults to ``"default"``, which is
   currently the only option...)
-* ``end_time`` - the end time of the project, in any format accepted by
-  `Moment.js`_. If provided, a countdown to this will be shown in the footer.
-  (defaults to ``None``, in which case no countdown is shown.)
+* ``end_time`` - the end data and time of the project, in any format accepted by
+  `Moment.js`_. If provided, a countdown to this point will be shown in the
+  footer (no default, if not provided no countdown is shown).
 
 Running it
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