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 ## usage
 
-* run speak.sh to generate speech and playback
-* run speak-mp3.sh to convert the .wav to .mp3 and playback
+* run `speak.sh` to generate speech and playback
+* run `speak-mp3.sh` to convert the .wav to .mp3 and playback