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 This in turn requires Ruby and gems as described in the `Gemfile`:
 install [RVM](http://rvm.io/) to manage Ruby installations and sets of Ruby gems.
 
-    \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --auto-dotfiles
+    curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --auto-dotfiles
 
 Close your shell session and start a new one, to get the new
 environment that RVM has configured. Change directory to the location where