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@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ In this case you can create the follwing structure. The `@` will be removed from
 
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-[primer]: <https://github.com/primer/primer>
-[npm]: <https://www.npmjs.com/>
-[install-npm]: <https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-node>
-[scss]: <https://sass-lang.com/>
+[primer]: https://github.com/primer/primer
+[npm]: https://www.npmjs.com/
+[install-npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-node
+[scss]: https://sass-lang.com/