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 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under [GPL-2.0](LICENSE), with a special exception for linking with
-OpenSSL as detailed in the [LICENSE-OpenSSL].
+OpenSSL as detailed in the [LICENSE-OpenSSL](LICENSE-OpenSSL) file.