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 ## License
 
-    Copyright :copyright: 2013-2014 Eduardo Gurgel <eduardo@gurgel.me>
+    Copyright 2013-2014 Eduardo Gurgel <eduardo@gurgel.me>
 
     This work is free. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
     terms of the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.