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 ## Authors
 
-[First Author](@first-author), [Second Author](@second-author), etc. _Acknowledge primary content authors here_
+[First Author](https://github.com/first-author), [Second Author](https://github.com/second-author), etc. _Acknowledge primary content authors here_
 
 ### Contributors