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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 blaz-r
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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+
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 # pi_pico_neopixel
 a library for using ws2812b and sk6812 leds (aka neopixels) with Raspberry Pi Pico
 
-![example] (
-    https://github.com/blaz-r/pi_pico_neopixel/pico_rgbw_rgb.jpg)
+![example](https://github.com/blaz-r/pi_pico_neopixel/blob/main/pico_rgbw_rgb.jpg)
 
 You'll first need to save the neopixel.py file to your device (for example, open it in Thonny and go file > save as and select MicroPython device. Give it the same name). Once it's there, you can import it into your code.