diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ Key points:
 
 - The benefits of the `parallel` hash maps are:
 
-... a. reduced peak memory usage (when resizing), and 
+ a. reduced peak memory usage (when resizing), and 
 
-... b. multithreading support (and inherent internal parallelism)
+ b. multithreading support (and inherent internal parallelism)