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@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ Inserting filler text [Lorem]
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 The first built-in snippet, and the simplest is used to insert filler text into
-a document to serve as a placeholder. The filler text is taken from
-`De finibus bonorum et malorum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum>`_ 
-a philosophical work by Cicero (translated to English). To use it simply type
-``Lorem`` in an HTML file and press |ct|. It will be replaced by a
-couple of paragraphs of filler.
+a document. The filler text is taken from `De finibus bonorum et malorum
+<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum>`_ a philosophical
+work by Cicero (translated to English). To use it simply type ``Lorem`` in an
+HTML file and press |ct|. It will be replaced by a couple of paragraphs of
+filler.
 
 The definition of this snippet is very simple, the trigger text is defined as
 ``Lorem`` and the template is defined simply as the literal text to be