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 ## Table of contents
    * [How to cite](#how-to-cite)
    * [How to reproduce the figures](#how-to-reproduce-the-figures)
-      * [Figs. 1a and 1b](#figs-1a-1b)
+      * [Figs. 1a & 1b](#figs-1a-1b)
       * [Fig. 2](#fig-2)
       * [Fig. 3a](#fig-3a)
       * [Fig. 3b](#fig-3b)
       * [Fig. 4](#fig-4)
-      * [Figs. 5a and 5b](#figs-5a-5b)
-       * [Fig. 6](#fig-6)
+      * [Figs. 5a & 5b](#figs-5a-5b)
+      * [Fig. 6](#fig-6)
       * [Fig. 7](#fig-7)
       * [Fig. 8](#fig-8)
    * [How to rerun the full analysis](#how-to-rerun-the-full-analysis)