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 ## Installation
 
-Psych has been included with MRI since 1.9.2, and is the default YAML parser
-in 1.9.3.
+Psych has been included with MRI since 1.9.2, and has been the default YAML parser
+since 1.9.3.
 
 If you want a newer gem release of Psych, you can use RubyGems: