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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ How To Use
           {ok, Value} -> io:format("we got our value: ~p~n", [Value])
         end,
         cherly:put(C, "key2", [<<"value1">>, <<"value2">>]),
-        {ok, [Value1, Value2]} = cherly;get(C, "key2"),
+        {ok, [Value1, Value2]} = cherly:get(C, "key2"),
         io:format("got back out ~p~n", [[Value1, Value2]]).
         
 Frequently Used Questions