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 ## Prerequisites
 
--   For authenticating via Google Cloud Service Account Keys, you must create an
+-   For authenticating via Google Cloud Service Account Keys, you must create and
     export a Google Cloud Service Account Key in JSON format.
 
 -   For authenticating via Workload Identity Federation, you must create and