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@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ To run the ensemble complexity experiments for learning binary permutations as d
 - `training/experiment_1.sh`: Generates the results for the left plot in Figure 7.
 - `training/experiment_2.sh`: Generates the results for the right plot in Figure 7.
 
-Make sure that these scripts are called from within the `training` folder and that they are given execution permissions, e.g. by invoking `chmod +x experiment_1.sh` and `chmod +x experiment_2.sh`.
+Make sure that these scripts are called from within the `training` folder.
diff --git a/training/experiment_1.sh b/training/experiment_1.sh
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diff --git a/training/experiment_2.sh b/training/experiment_2.sh
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