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 ## Development install
 
 See the
-[contributing guide](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for
-a development installation.
+[contributing guide](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+for a development installation.
 
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