diff --git a/05-loop.md b/05-loop.md
index c1a1aed81..4c398a219 100644
--- a/05-loop.md
+++ b/05-loop.md
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ In this example, the list is three filenames: `basilisk.dat`, `minotaur.dat`, an
 Each time the loop iterates, we first use `echo` to print the value that the variable
 `$filename` currently holds. This is not necessary for the result, but beneficial for us here to
 have an easier time to follow along.
-Next, we will assign a file name to the variable `filename`
-and run the `head` command.
+Next, we will run the `head` command on the file currently referred to by $filename.
 The first time through the loop,
 `$filename` is `basilisk.dat`.
 The interpreter runs the command `head` on `basilisk.dat`
diff --git a/md5sum.txt b/md5sum.txt
index 1bd5cefc9..ee95f8f53 100644
--- a/md5sum.txt
+++ b/md5sum.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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