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 ========================================================================
 
 Haskell package providing high-level access to [HTTPS Everywhere][1]
-rulesets. This makes it easier to tell other programs: "I'd like if you
-used secure HTTP connections when possible."
+rulesets. It aims to make it easier to specify: "use secure HTTP
+connections when possible."
 
   [1]: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
 
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ https://www.eff.org/document/eff-and-aclu-amicus-brief-klayman
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 ```
 
-Rules are provided via [`https-everywhere-rules-raw`][2], which is
-versioned consistently with upstream releases. Thus, the version of
-the rule database used here is configurable via the installed version of
-that package.
+The rules database used here varies with the installed version of
+[`https-everywhere-rules-raw`][2], which is versioned consistently with
+upstream releases.
 
   [2]: https://github.com/fmap/https-everywhere-rules-raw