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@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ source slice or array, adjusted for the origin. For instance,
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-slice = array[2:4:6]
+slice = array[2:4:7]
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-sets the slice to have the same length as in the earlier example but its capacity is now only 4 elements (6-2).
-It is impossible to use this new slice value to access the last two elements of the original array.
+sets the slice to have the same length as in the earlier example but its capacity is now only 5 elements (7-2).
+It is impossible to use this new slice value to access the last three elements of the original array.
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