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 Clearing the PostgreSQL installation on the Standby
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-To setup a new streaming replica, startin by removing any PostgreSQL
+To setup a new streaming replica, start by removing any PostgreSQL
 installation on the existing standby nodes.
 
 * Stop any server on "node2" and "node3".  You can confirm the database