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@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ Emitted after an entry was added locally to the database. *hash* is the IPFS has
 db.events.on('peer', (peer) => ... )
 ```
 
-Emitted when a new peer connects via ipfs pubsub. *peer* is a string containing the new peer's id
+Emitted when a new peer connects via ipfs pubsub. *peer* is a string containing the id of the new peer
 
 ### `closed`
 Emitted once the database has finished closing.