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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ be used, but caution should be taken if there is a mismatch between the
 project's stability level and the importance of your own project.
 
 Rudiments is designed to be _small_. Its entire source code currently consists
-of 995 lines of code.
+of 998 lines of code.
 
 ## Building