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 [Zhendong Su](https://people.inf.ethz.ch/suz/), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
 
-We welcome any feedback or questions on Themis. Free feel to share your ideas, open issues or pull requests. We will actively maintain Themis
+We welcome any feedback or questions on Themis. Free feel to share your ideas, open issues or pull requests. We are actively maintaining Themis
 to benefit our community.
 
 We appreciate the contributions from: