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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The IRC networks we scanned are PUBLIC networks...any person can freely connect
 | Setting    | Default Value | Description                                                   |
 | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `channels` | `3`           | Maximum number of channels to scan at once                    |
-| `delay`    | `120`         | Delay before registering nick *(if enabled)( & sending `LIST` |
+| `delay`    | `120`         | Delay before registering nick *(if enabled)* & sending `LIST` |
 | `join`     | `10`          | Delay between channel `JOIN`                                  |
 | `nick`     | `300`         | Delay between every random `NICK` change                      |
 | `part`     | `3`           | Delay before `PART` from channel                              |