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 ### Development of the root webapp
 
 From the root directory, run `npm start`. The web app will run at
-[http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) and will show the 404 page by
+<http://localhost:8080> and will show the 404 page by
 default.
 
 ## MyUW Tomcat error valve