Convert ie favorites to safari 7 bookmarks

I'm on a new MacBook Pro, and love it.
I want to know how to convert the .url files which were IE 9 Favorites to Safari 7 Bookmarks. Import doesn't work.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Export your IE bookmarks to a USB thumb drive then connect the thumb drive to your Mac. The USB icon should appear on the desktop.
Launch Safari. From the Safari menu bar click File > Import Bookmarks then navigate to the USB drive.
If the USB drive does not appear on the desktop, open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click File > Preferences then select the General tab.
Select: External disks
Congrats on your new MacBook Pro!

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