--- src/docs/book/pir/ch01_introduction.pod	2009-07-25 17:19:33.225676647 -0500
+++ patch/docs/book/pir/ch01_introduction.pod	2009-07-25 17:21:26.022675628 -0500
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 X<development cycles>
 
 Parrot's first release occurred in September 2001.  The 1.0 release took place
-on March 17, 2009.  2009. The Parrot project makes releases on the third
+on March 17, 2009. The Parrot project makes releases on the third
 Tuesday of each month. Two releases a year E<mdash> occuring every January and
 July E<mdash> are "supported" releases intended for production use.  The other
 ten releases are development releases intended for language implementers and