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 Welcome to *Zafl*, a project to fuzz X86 64-bit binary programs.
 
 ## Installation
-Note that you will need *sudo* privileges to get and install all the required packages.
+Note that you will need **sudo** privileges to get and install all the required packages.
 ```bash
 git clone --recursive git@git.zephyr-software.com:allnp/zafl_umbrella.git
 cd zafl_umbrella