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 Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple,
 reliable, and efficient software.
 
-![Gopher image](doc/gopher/fiveyears.jpg)
+![Gopher image](https://golang.org/doc/gopher/fiveyears.jpg)
 *Gopher image by [Renee French][rf], licensed under [Creative Commons 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-by].*
 
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