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 ## Working with `libpldm`
 
-Components of the [library ABI][^1] (loosely, functions) are separated into
-three categories:
+Components of the library ABI[^1] (loosely, functions) are separated into three
+categories:
 
 [^1]: ["library API + compiler ABI = library ABI"][libstdc++-library-abi]