diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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 # that setting, so a fresh clone gets LF regardless of how its machine is set up.
 #
 # It matters beyond tidiness. tools/branding-sites.tsv is read line by line with
-# `read`, and under CRLF every row's last field gained a trailing 
 - so the
+# `read`, and under CRLF every row's last field gained a trailing CR byte - so the
 # branding checker reported all 29 sites as missing on Windows while passing on the
 # Linux CI runner. text=auto leaves genuinely binary files alone.
 * text=auto eol=lf