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@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ and warrant that you have the legal authority to do so.
 ## API Example
 
     ConfigRoot root = Config.load("myapp")
-    int a = conf.getInt("foo.bar")
-    ConfigObject obj = conf.getObject("foo")
-    int b = obj.getInt("bar")
+    int bar1 = conf.getInt("foo.bar")
+    Config foo = conf.getConfig("foo")
+    int bar2 = obj.getInt("bar")
 
 ## Standard behavior