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 # awesome-decentralized-id —Draft
 
-Much appreciation for [WebOfTrustInfo](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/) and the [blockchain-identity](https://github.com/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity) repositories, to which this document is indebted. 
+I have much appreciation for the [WebOfTrustInfo](https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/) and [blockchain-identity](https://github.com/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity) repositories, to which this document is indebted.
 
 **[Collaboration Welcome](https://github.com/infominer33/awesome-decentralized-id/blob/master/contributions.md)**