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 ## Thanks
 
-- [TrentBartlem](https://github.com/TrentBartlem)'s [Gist](https://gist.github.com/TrentBartlem/292be37d496361d551fff6659d87fb0e) 👍
-- [daniel](https://forums.aws.amazon.com/message.jspa?messageID=789667#jive-message-792127)'s post in the AWS Developer Forums 👍
+- [TrentBartlem](https://github.com/TrentBartlem)'s [Gist](https://gist.github.com/TrentBartlem/292be37d496361d551fff6659d87fb0e) 
+- [daniel](https://forums.aws.amazon.com/message.jspa?messageID=789667#jive-message-792127)'s post in the AWS Developer Forums
 
 ## Contribution