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 Flutter is a new way to build high-performance, cross-platform mobile apps.
-Flutter is optimized for today's, and tomorrow's, mobile devices. We are
+Flutter is optimized for today's — and tomorrow's — mobile devices. We are
 focused on low-latency input and high frame rates on Android and iOS.
 
 See the [getting started guide](https://flutter.io/getting-started/) for