diff --git a/pep-0299.txt b/pep-0299.txt
index fb767450e..f2b93b02c 100644
--- a/pep-0299.txt
+++ b/pep-0299.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Open Issues
 Rejection
 =========
 
-In a short discussion on python-dev [1], two major backwards
+In a short discussion on python-dev [1]_, two major backwards
 compatibility problems were brought up and Guido pronounced that he
 doesn't like the idea anyway as it's "not worth the change (in docs,
 user habits, etc.) and there's nothing particularly broken."
@@ -117,12 +117,3 @@ Copyright
 =========
 
 This document has been placed in the public domain.
-
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