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@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ module "atlantis" {
 
 You can enable EFS to ensure that any plan outputs are persisted to EFS in the event that the Atlantis Task is replaced:
 
-```hcl
 ```hcl
 module "atlantis" {
   source  = "terraform-aws-modules/atlantis/aws"