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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The function requires the `AWS_REGION` environment variable to be set. This shou
 
 This Lambda function expects the following event to be passed in:
 
-``
+```
 {
     "feedUrl": String - The url of the RSS feed,
     "nostrNsecParam": String - The path of the SSM parameter holding the nsec,