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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ControlNet is a neural network structure to control diffusion models by adding e
 
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-It copys the weights of neural network blocks into a "locked" copy and a "trainable" copy. 
+It copies the weights of neural network blocks into a "locked" copy and a "trainable" copy. 
 
 The "trainable" one learns your condition. The "locked" one preserves your model.