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 ## hash storage
 
 - `l:<md5>` key/value -> {sha1, sha1}
-- `h:<sha1>`` hash -> keys from NSRL or other data sources
+- `h:<sha1>` hash -> keys from NSRL or other data sources
 - `p:<sha1>` set -> {sha1, sha1} for the parents of a hash (such as original packages)
 - `c:<sha1>` set -> {sha1, sha1} for the children of a hash (such as files contained in a package)