diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/telnet.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/telnet.html
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--- a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/telnet.html
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ described as nested elements.
 
 <p>declare (as a text child of this element) a string to wait for.
 The element supports the timeout attribute, which overrides any
-timeout specified for the task as a whole. It also has a <tt>string<tt>
+timeout specified for the task as a whole. It also has a <tt>string</tt>
 attribute, which is an alternative to specifying the string as 
 a text element.
 </p>