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@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Alternatively - ITF can Install Pelican on Your Desktop
 
 If you do not want to customize the CWI theme, ITF can install Pelican
 directly on your desktop machine. New sites are created with Pelican's
-own quickstart script:
+own quickstart script::
 
     pelican-quickstart