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 2014-04-27  Matthias Dahl  <matthias.dahl@binary-island.eu>
 
 	* faces.el (face-spec-recalc): Apply X resources only after the
-	the defface spec has been applied. Thus, X resources are no longer
+	defface spec has been applied. Thus, X resources are no longer
 	overriden by the defface spec which also fixes issues on win32 where
 	the toolbar coloring was wrong because it is set through X resources
 	and was (wrongfully) overriden.  (Bug#16694)