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 \section{Introduction}
 
 Beamer is an awesome way to make presentations with LaTeX, but its theme
-selection is surprisingly sparse. The stock themes share an aesthetic that is
-can be a little cluttered, and the few distinctive custom themes available are
+selection is surprisingly sparse. The stock themes share an aesthetic that can
+be a little cluttered, while the few distinctive custom themes available are
 often specialized for a particular corporate or institutional brand.
 
 The goal of \themename is to provide a simple, modern Beamer theme suitable