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 ## References
 
-This theme is takes inspiration from 
+This theme takes inspiration from 
 - [apollo](https://github.com/not-matthias/apollo).  
 - [Tania's Website](https://tania.dev/)
-- [Anpu Zola Theme](https://github.com/zbrox/anpu-zola-theme)
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+- [Anpu Zola Theme](https://github.com/zbrox/anpu-zola-theme)