diff --git a/doc/tutorial.md b/doc/tutorial.md
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--- a/doc/tutorial.md
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@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ let monster_size: int = 50;
 Local variables may shadow earlier declarations, as in the previous example:
 `monster_size` was first declared as a `float`, and then a second
 `monster_size` was declared as an `int`. If you were to actually compile this
-example, though, the compiler would determine that the second `monster_size` is
+example, though, the compiler would determine that the first `monster_size` is
 unused and issue a warning (because this situation is likely to indicate a
 programmer error). For occasions where unused variables are intentional, their
 names may be prefixed with an underscore to silence the warning, like `let