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-burrow is Monax' permissioned blockchain client. It executes Ethereum smart contracts on a permissioned virtual machine. burrow provides transaction finality and high transaction throughput on proof-of-stake Tendermint consensus engine. For smart contract development most functionality is provided by `monax chains`, exposed through [monax](https://monax.io/docs), the entry point for the Monax Platform.
+Burrow is Monax' permissioned blockchain client. It executes Ethereum smart contracts on a permissioned virtual machine. Burrow provides transaction finality and high transaction throughput on proof-of-stake Tendermint consensus engine. For smart contract development most functionality is provided by `monax chains`, exposed through [monax](https://monax.io/docs), the entry point for the Monax Platform.
 
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