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 * It is a Java sample application intended for students learning Software Engineering while using Java as 
   the main programming language. 
 * It is **written in OOP fashion**. It provides a **reasonably well-written** code example that is 
-  **significantly bigger** (around 10 KLoC)than what students usually write in beginner-level SE modules. 
+  **significantly bigger** (around 6 KLoC)than what students usually write in beginner-level SE modules. 
 * What's different from [level 3](https://github.com/se-edu/addressbook-level3):
     * A more sophisticated GUI that includes a list panel and an in-built Browser.
     * More test cases, including automated GUI testing.
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   [Java FX tutorial](http://code.makery.ch/library/javafx-8-tutorial/) by *Marco Jakob*. 
 
 
-#### Licence : [MIT](LICENSE)
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+#### Licence : [MIT](LICENSE)