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 #### Merge multiple RDF files into one single Knowledge Graph
 Merging is done by the script `merge_rdf_files_into_kg.py`. The input is given as terminal parameters. For more information call `python3 merge_rdf_files_into_kg.py -h`. The output and if the content of an existing graph is to be overwritten is set in the configuration file `config-merge_rdf_files_into_kg.json`. This config-file contains:
-* `existing_ontology`: File link to an existing knowledge graph. If set, this KG is loaded before adding any new data. The old data, including UUIDs, is then not overwritten, when ``merge_rdf_files_into_kg.py` is run.
+* `existing_ontology`: File link to an existing knowledge graph. If set, this KG is loaded before adding any new data. The old data, including UUIDs, is then not overwritten, when `merge_rdf_files_into_kg.py` is run.
 * `output_files`: List of output files and corresponding format into which the results are to be serialized. The first output-object in the list is considered as preferred and therefore used by following steps in the pipeline.
 
 ### Create ontology documentation