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@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ you would get better performance if you connect to the server via heap memory ,
 its always important to close ChronicleMap's and ChronicleSet's when you have finished with them
 ``` java
 serverMap.close();
-statelessMap.close();6
+statelessMap.close();
 ```