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 Get things from one computer to another, safely.
 
 This package provides a library and a command-line tool named `wormhole`,
-which makes it possible to get short pieces of text (and arbitrary-sized
-files and directories) from one computer to another. The two endpoints are
+which makes it possible to get arbitrary-sized files and directories 
+(or short pieces of text) from one computer to another. The two endpoints are
 identified by using identical "wormhole codes": in general, the sending
 machine generates and displays the code, which must then be typed into the
 receiving machine.