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@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 .. module:: hmac
    :synopsis: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication (HMAC) implementation
-              for Python.
 .. moduleauthor:: Gerhard Häring <ghaering@users.sourceforge.net>
 .. sectionauthor:: Gerhard Häring <ghaering@users.sourceforge.net>