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 This is a simple dark stylesheet for Qt applications. 
 
-It tries to mimick the [Wonton Soup](http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/?content=148680 "Wonton Soup") KDE color scheme.
+It tries to mimic the [Wonton Soup](http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/?content=148680 "Wonton Soup") KDE color scheme.
 
 Screenshots may be found on the following website: