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 # Merritt 
 
-[Merritt](https://merritt.cdlib.org) is the digital preservation repository for the University of California, available to libraries, academic departments, laboratories and other organizational units within UC. 
+[Merritt](https://merritt.cdlib.org) is the digital preservation repository for the University of California, available to libraries, academic departments, laboratories and other organizational units within UC.
 
 ## Original System Specifications
 - [Merritt Object Model](https://github.com/CDLUC3/mrt-doc/blob/main/doc/Merritt-object-modeling-latest.pdf)