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 # Monero
 
-Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Monero Project
-Portions Copyright (c) 2012-2013, The Cryptonote developers
+Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Monero Project.   
+Portions Copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers.
 
 ## Development Resources