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 Solarized flips between light and dark modes. In each mode, four monotones form 
 the core values (with an optional fifth for emphasized content).
 
-![value samples - dark](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-dark.png)
+![value samples - dark](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-dark.png)\
 
-![value samples - light](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-light.png)
+![value samples - light](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-light.png)\
 
 Thus in the case of a dark background colorscheme, the normal relationship for 
-background and body text is base03:base0 (please note that body text is **not** 
-base00).  Note also that in cases where the background and foreground can be 
-specified as a pair value, text can be highlighted using a combination of 
-base02:base1. The L\*a\*b lightness difference between base03:base0 and 
-base02:base1 is identical by design, resulting in identical readability against 
-both normal and highlighted backgrounds. An example use case is folded text in 
-Vim which uses base02 for the background and base1 for the foreground.
+background and body text is `base03:base0` (please note that body text is 
+**not** `base00`).  Note also that in cases where the background and foreground 
+can be specified as a pair value, text can be highlighted using a combination 
+of `base02:base1`. The L\*a\*b lightness difference between `base03:base0` and 
+`base02:base1` is identical by design, resulting in identical readability 
+against both normal and highlighted backgrounds. An example use case is folded 
+text in Vim which uses `base02` for the background and `base1` for the 
+foreground.
 
 The values in this example are simply inverted in the case of a light 
 background.