Can you accurately count the M’s?

Can you figure it out before looking at the answer below?
Think you know the answer?
To see the answer to this optical illusion, click to expand the accordion below.
There are 8 m’s in the image.
Here are where they are located:

Now that you know where they are, can you find them in the original puzzle above?
Need a hint?
If you need a hint, click to expand the accordion below.
Look for connectors between what looks like two N’s to find the M’s.