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 ## Longer description
 This Minetest mod allows other mods to display a short message at the center of the screen.
-Each message is displayed for 5 seconds, then it is removed.
+Each message is displayed for a few seconds, then it is removed.
 When multiple messages are pushed quickly in succession, the messages will be “stacked”
 on the screen.