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 # Shared References
 
-A reference provides a way to access another value without taking responsibility
-for the value, and is also called "borrowing". Shared references are read-only,
-and the referenced data cannot change.
+A reference provides a way to access another value without taking ownership of
+the value, and is also called "borrowing". Shared references are read-only, and
+the referenced data cannot change.
 
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