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-## A secure JavaScript / TypeScript runtime built on V8
+## A new way to JavaScript.
 
 - Supports TypeScript out of the box. Uses a recent version of V8. That is, it's
   very modern JavaScript.
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-    <p>Deno is a secure JavaScript / TypeScript runtime built on V8
+    <p>A new way to JavaScript
 
     <p> <a href="https://github.com/denoland/deno">github.com/denoland/deno</a>