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-<img height = "50" src = "https://img.shields.io/badge/Rust-Programming%20Language-black?style=flat&logo=rust">
+<img height = "50" src = "https://img.shields.io/badge/Rust-Programming%20Language-black?style=flat&logo=rust" alt = "The Rust Programming Language">
 
 This is the main source code repository for [Rust]. It contains the compiler,
 standard library, and documentation.