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 # Flask
 
-Flask is a lightweight [WSGI][] web application framework. It is designed
+Flask is a lightweight [WSGI] web application framework. It is designed
 to make getting started quick and easy, with the ability to scale up to
-complex applications. It began as a simple wrapper around [Werkzeug][]
-and [Jinja][], and has become one of the most popular Python web
+complex applications. It began as a simple wrapper around [Werkzeug]
+and [Jinja], and has become one of the most popular Python web
 application frameworks.
 
 Flask offers suggestions, but doesn't enforce any dependencies or
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ community that make adding new functionality easy.
 [Werkzeug]: https://werkzeug.palletsprojects.com/
 [Jinja]: https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/
 
-
 ## A Simple Example
 
 ```python
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   * Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
 ```
 
-
 ## Donate
 
 The Pallets organization develops and supports Flask and the libraries
 it uses. In order to grow the community of contributors and users, and
 allow the maintainers to devote more time to the projects, [please
-donate today][].
+donate today].
 
 [please donate today]: https://palletsprojects.com/donate