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 ## References
 
-This module has been adapted and updated from the [python](https://docs.python.org) **json**  module to comply with the [subset of **edn** format used in **KIM**](https://openkim.org/doc/schema/edn-format).
+This module has been adapted and updated from the [python](https://docs.python.org) **json** module to comply with the [subset of **edn** format used in **KIM**](https://openkim.org/doc/schema/edn-format).
 
 ## Copyright