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-The SCM is a tool for diagnosing the performance
-of a physics suite. This SCM works with the
-- [Common Community Physics Package (CCPP)](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics)
-: a library of physical parameterizations for atmospheric numerical
-models,
-- [CCPP Framework](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm): a
-framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites.
+The SCM is a tool for diagnosing the performance of a physics suite. This SCM works with the
+- [Common Community Physics Package (CCPP):](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics) a library of physical parameterizations for atmospheric numerical models
+- [CCPP Framework:](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm:) a framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites.
 
 ## Documentation
 - [SCM readthedocs](https://ccpp-scm.readthedocs.io/en/v7.0.0/)