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 .sp
 \fBdnssec\-importkey\fP reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair
 of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an existing
-\&.key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
+.key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
 generated, or it may be read from any other file or from the standard
 input, in which case both .key and .private files are generated.
 .sp