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-# MarkovProcesses.jl 
+MarkovProcesses.jl 
+==================
 
 A Julia package for efficient simulation, statistical inference and verification of Continuous Time Markov Chains.
 
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 1. Clone this git repository on your computer.
 2. Add the "core" directory of this repository to your LOAD_PATH. This can be done by two different ways:
     * Add the Julia line code 
-` import Distributed: @everywhere
+```julia
+import Distributed: @everywhere
 @everywhere push!(LOAD_PATH, /path/to/markovprocesses.jl/core")`
+```
 on your Julia startup file which is often located in `~/.julia/config/startup.jl` in Unix systems.
     * If you don't want to add this in your startup file, you can add these lines in your Julia script before `using MarkovProcesses`.