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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Alice uses her smartphone to scan the barcode on display. Her smartphone
 shows a payment for the correct amount to +Bob's Store+ and she selects Send to
 authorize the payment. Within a few seconds (about the same amount of
 time as a credit card authorization), Bob sees the transaction on the
-register, completing the transaction.
+register.
 
 In the following sections, we will examine this transaction in more
 detail. We'll see how Alice's wallet constructed it, how it was