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 <p align="center">
-<a href="https://binarytree.dev/" target="_blank">
+<a href="https://binarytree.dev/" target="">
   <img src="https://github.com/lifeparticle/lifeparticle/blob/master/gh_social.png" alt="binary tree logo" height="70" />
 </a>
 </p>