diff --git a/examples/IsothermalPotential/GravityOnly/README b/examples/IsothermalPotential/GravityOnly/README
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--- a/examples/IsothermalPotential/GravityOnly/README
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@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-;
-; this probelm generates a set of gravity particles in an isothermal
-; potential and follows their orbits. Tests verify consdevation of
-; energy and angular momentum
-;
-;
+This example generates a set of particles in an isothermal potential
+and follows their orbits. IDL scripts verify the conservation of
+energy and angular momentum.