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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This includes a few useful Dapps, including Ethereum Wallet, Maker OTC, and a no
 In a near-future release, it will be easy to install Dapps and use them through this web interface.
 
 If you run into an issue while using parity, feel free to file one in this repository
-or hop on our [gitter chat room]([gitter-url]) to ask a question. We are glad to help!
+or hop on our [gitter chat room][gitter-url] to ask a question. We are glad to help!
 
 Parity's current release is 1.2. You can download it at https://ethcore.io/parity.html or follow the instructions
 below to build from source.