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 ## SeaweedFS Filer ##
 
-Built on top of the blob store, SeaweedFS Filer adds directory structure to create a file system. The directory sturcture is an interface that is implemented in many key-value stores or databases.
+Built on top of the blob store, SeaweedFS Filer adds directory structure to create a file system. The directory structure is an interface that is implemented in many key-value stores or databases.
 
 The content of a file is mapped to one or many blobs, distributed to multiple volumes on multiple volume servers.