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 # DataStax C/C++ Driver for Apache Cassandra® and DataStax Products
 
-A modern, feature-rich and highly tunable C/C++ client library for
+A modern, feature-packed. and highly tunable C/C++ client library for
 [Apache Cassandra®] 2.1+ using exclusively Cassandra's binary protocol and
 Cassandra Query Language v3. This driver can also be used with other DataStax
 products:
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 ## Getting the Driver
 
-Binary versions of the driver, available for multiple operating systems and
-multiple architectures, can be obtained from our [download server]. The
+Binary versions of the driver are also available for multiple operating systems and
+multiple architectures and can be obtained from our [download server]. The
 source code is made available via [GitHub].
 
 Packages for the driver's dependencies, libuv (1.x), OpenSSL, and zlib are also