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@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ the request using environment variables:
 | SERVER_PROTOCOL | GEMINI |
 | SERVER_SOFTWARE | jetforce/0.0.7 |
 
-The CGI script must then write the gemini response to the ``stdout`` stream.
+The CGI script must then write the gemini response to the *stdout* stream.
 This includes the status code and meta string on the first line, and the
 optional response body on subsequent lines. The bytes generated by the 
 CGI script will be forwarded *verbatim* to the gemini client without any