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@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 -->
 
 # earl
+
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@@ -12,30 +13,36 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 Personal shortlink generator
 
 ## Features
+
 Links are …
+
 - Editable
 - Removable
 - Four characters long (26 uppercase letters + 26 lowercase letters + 10 numbers
   = 14,776,336 possible shortened URLs)
 
 Service has …
+
 - A simple API
 - A simple web UI
 - A simple backup procedure (database is a single directory)
-- No user management (this is a *personal* service after all)
+- No user management (this is a _personal_ service after all)
 
 ## API documentation
 
 ### `/create`
 
 #### Required parameters
+
 - `url`: percent-encoded URL being shortened
 
 #### Optional parameters
+
 - `name`: percent-encoded short link the `url` will be mapped to. If this is not
   provided, a random, 4-character code will be generated instead.
 
 #### Output
+
 - `401 Unauthorized: You do not have permission to create shortlinks` if access
   token provided in `Authorization` header does not match the configured access
   token
@@ -47,17 +54,20 @@ Service has …
 ### `/read`
 
 #### Required parameters
+
 - None
 
 #### Optional parameters
+
 - None
 
 #### Output
+
 - `401 Unauthorized: You do not have permission to view shortlinks` if access
   token provided in `Authorization` header does not match the configured access
   token
-- JSON representation of the key/value database (200 OK)  
-  ``` json
+- JSON representation of the key/value database (200 OK)
+  ```json
   {
     "6H1g": "https://git.sr.ht/~amolith/earl/tree/dev",
     "N3yg": "https://secluded.site/"
@@ -67,19 +77,22 @@ Service has …
 ### `/update`
 
 #### Required parameters:
-- `oldName`: percent-encoded name the URL is *currently* referred to with
-- `name`: percent-encoded name the URL *will* be referred to with
+
+- `oldName`: percent-encoded name the URL is _currently_ referred to with
+- `name`: percent-encoded name the URL _will_ be referred to with
 - `url`: percent-encoded URL being shortened
 
 `name` and `url` are first set as a key/value pair. If `name` already exists,
-`url` is updated. If `name` does *not* already exist, it's created and `oldName`
+`url` is updated. If `name` does _not_ already exist, it's created and `oldName`
 is deleted. If the user is only modifying `url`, `oldName` and `name` should
 both be submitted but their values should be identical.
 
 #### Optional parameters:
+
 - None
 
 #### Output:
+
 - `401 Unauthorized: You do not have permission to create shortlinks` if access
   token provided in `Authorization` header does not match the configured access
   token
@@ -93,12 +106,15 @@ both be submitted but their values should be identical.
 ### `/delete`
 
 #### Required parameters:
+
 - `name`: percent-encoded short link
 
 #### Optional parameters:
+
 - None
 
 #### Output:
+
 - `401 Unauthorized: You do not have permission to create shortlinks` if access
   token provided in `Authorization` header does not match the configured access
   token
@@ -106,6 +122,7 @@ both be submitted but their values should be identical.
 - `$URL has been deleted` (200 OK)
 
 ## But … why?
+
 Good question. URL shorteners are (usually) terrible and useless. Except when
 used correctly :thinkingsmart:
 
@@ -121,7 +138,7 @@ something like 6-character-long paths for the links as they're meant for use by
 multiple people; 14.8m possible URLs (your cap with 4 character paths) aren't
 enough for public services.
 
-Now six characters is *fine* but why write six characters when you could write
+Now six characters is _fine_ but why write six characters when you could write
 four :D
 
 And why deal with user management and a relational database when you're only
@@ -134,6 +151,7 @@ link tracking and a bunch of other crap I have no use for.
 So I decided to make my own that has exactly what I want and nothing more :D
 
 ## Questions & Contributions
+
 Questions, comments, and patches can always be sent to my public inbox, but I'm
 also in my IRC channel/XMPP room pretty much 24/7. However, I might not see
 messages right away because I'm working on something else (or sleeping) so
@@ -147,18 +165,15 @@ you like!
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-section.*
+section._
 
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