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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Also, you might be interested in: [Why Golang?](https://github.com/kidoman/embd/
 
 After installing Go* and setting up your [GOPATH](http://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH), create your first .go file. We'll call it ```simpleblinker.go```.
 
-```
+```go
 package main
 
 import (