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@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ security vulnerabilities helps us secure the health of `lnd`, privacy of our
 users, and also the health of the Lightning Network as a whole.  If you find
 any issues regarding security or privacy, please disclose the information
 responsibly by sending an email to security at lightning dot engineering,
-preferably [encrypted using our designated PGP key
+preferably encrypted using our designated PGP key
 (`91FE464CD75101DA6B6BAB60555C6465E5BCB3AF`) which can be found
 [here](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Roasbeef/6fb5b52886183239e4aa558f83d085d3/raw/5fa96010af201628bcfa61e9309d9b13d23d220f/security@lightning.engineering).