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-# <a href="https://substrate.recipes">Substrate Recipes</a> 🍴😋🍴
+# Substrate Recipes 🍴😋🍴
 
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 There are five primary directories in this repository:
 
--   **Text**: Source of [the book](https://substrate.recipes) written in markdown. This text
+-   **Text**: Source of the book written in markdown. This text
     describes the code in the other three directories.
 -   **Pallets**: Pallets for use in FRAME-based runtimes.
 -   **Runtimes**: Runtimes for use in Substrate nodes.