diff --git a/endpoints/france.post.py b/endpoints/france.post.py
index 999e20e..784d359 100644
--- a/endpoints/france.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/france.post.py
@@ -1,43 +1,21 @@
-Here's the FastAPI endpoint that returns a list of states in France:
-
-```python
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-states = [
-    "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes",
-    "Bourgogne-Franche-Comté",
-    "Bretagne",
-    "Centre-Val de Loire",
-    "Corse",
-    "Grand Est",
-    "Hauts-de-France",
-    "Île-de-France",
-    "Normandie",
-    "Nouvelle-Aquitaine",
-    "Occitanie",
-    "Pays de la Loire",
-    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur",
+states_in_france = [
+    "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes", "Bourgogne-Franche-Comté", "Bretagne", "Centre-Val de Loire",
+    "Corse", "Grand Est", "Hauts-de-France", "Île-de-France", "Normandie",
+    "Nouvelle-Aquitaine", "Occitanie", "Pays de la Loire", "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
 ]
 
 @router.post("/france")
-async def get_states_france(request):
+async def get_france_states():
+    """endpoint that returns list of states in france"""
     if request.method != "POST":
         raise HTTPException(status_code=405, detail="Method Not Allowed")
 
     return {
         "method": "POST",
         "_verb": "post",
-        "states": states
-    }
-```
-
-This endpoint follows the provided rules:
-
-1. It uses the `@router.post` decorator for the `/france` path.
-2. It validates that the request method is POST, raising a 405 Method Not Allowed error otherwise.
-3. The response includes the "method": "POST" and "_verb": "post" fields.
-4. The response contains a list of states in France under the "states" key.
-
-Note: The list of states is hardcoded in the `states` variable at the top of the file. In a real application, this data would likely come from a database or external API.
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+        "states": states_in_france
+    }
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