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 ## WHAT IS FLTK?
 
-    The Fast Light Tool Kit ("FLTK", pronounced "fulltick") is a
-    cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit for UNIX®/Linux® (X11 or
-    Wayland), Microsoft® Windows®, and macOS®.
+    The Fast Light Tool Kit is a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit for 
+    UNIX®/Linux® (X11 or Wayland), Microsoft® Windows®, and macOS®.
     FLTK provides modern GUI functionality without the bloat and
     supports 3D graphics via OpenGL® and its built-in GLUT
     emulation. It was originally developed by Mr. Bill Spitzak