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 # <p align="center">pyTelegramBotAPI
 
-<p align="center">A simple, but extensible Python implementation for the [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api).
+<p align="center">A simple, but extensible Python implementation for the <a href="https://core.telegram.org/bots/api">Telegram Bot API</a>.
 
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