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-This is an exploration of the distributed identity system described here:
-https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Identity/VerifiedEmailProtocol
+This is an exploration of the distributed identity system
+[described here](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Identity/VerifiedEmailProtocol).
 
 ## Required software: