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@@ -5495,7 +5495,7 @@ maintained the port of  {\it NetHack\/} 3.6 for Microsoft Windows.
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 {\it Pat Rankin} attempted to keep the VMS port running for NetHack 3.6.1,
-hindered by limited access.  {it Kevin Smolkowski} has updated and tested it
+hindered by limited access.  {\it Kevin Smolkowski} has updated and tested it
 for the most recent version of OpenVMS (V8.4 as of this writing) on Alpha
 and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX.