diff --git a/examples/jsx_parser.erl b/examples/jsx_parser.erl
index c3faabb..b9b5ea8 100644
--- a/examples/jsx_parser.erl
+++ b/examples/jsx_parser.erl
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 -author("alisdairsullivan@yahoo.ca").
 
 -export([decode/1, event/2]).
+
+%% export to allow the dirty hack below
 -export([literal/1, string/1, float/1, integer/1]).
 
 
@@ -106,7 +108,4 @@ integer(Number) ->
 float(Number) ->
     list_to_float(Number).
 literal(Literal) ->
-    Literal.
-    
-
-
+    Literal.
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