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 <hr>
 
 An accessible checkbox component for React. This library allows you to create
-your own a checkbox with your own styles while maintaining the ability to
+your own checkbox with your own styles while maintaining the ability to
 focus and update a checkbox input with the keyboard.
 
 ## Quick Start