diff --git a/mrk/04/05.md b/mrk/04/05.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # it sprang up
 
-"the seed that landed on the rocky soil began to grow quickly"
+"the seed that landed on the rocky ground began to grow quickly"
 
 # soil