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 ## Preamble
 
-This application is a Web server which does the following:
+This application is a Web server which does the followings:
 
-* parses the certificates issued by ACME and creates a JSON object
-* renders an html table taking the JSON object as input
+* scavenges and parses the certificates issued by ACME and creates a JSON object
+* renders an HTML table taking the JSON object as input
 * serves a JSON object like a rest API
 * serves HTML pages