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 ## Using the formatter as a library
 
-The `dart_style package exposes a simple [library API][] for formatting code.
+The dart_style package exposes a simple [library API][] for formatting code.
 Basic usage looks like this:
 
 [library api]: https://pub.dev/documentation/dart_style/latest/