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     initial version.  this version extracts much of the functionality of alib's
     (gen install alib) Alib.script main program generator and also some of jim's
-    freeze's excellent CommandLine::Aplication into what i hope is a simpler and
+    freeze's excellent CommandLine::Application into what i hope is a simpler and
     more unified interface 
 
 API