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@@ -1346,23 +1346,21 @@ You can also hand in an array in order to disable a list of protections:
 
 __**absolute_redirects**__
 
->If disabled, Sinatra will allow relative redirects,
->however, Sinatra will no longer conform with RFC 2616
->(HTTP 1.1), which only allows absolute redirects.
+> If disabled, Sinatra will allow relative redirects, however, Sinatra will no 
+longer conform with RFC 2616 (HTTP 1.1), which only allows absolute redirects.
 
->Enable if your app is running behind a reverse proxy that
->has not been set up properly. Note that the `url` helper
->will still produce absolute URLs, unless you pass in
->`false` as the second parameter.
+> Enable if your app is running behind a reverse proxy that has not been set up 
+properly. Note that the `url` helper will still produce absolute URLs, unless you 
+pass in `false` as the second parameter.
 
-Disabled per default.
+> Disabled per default.
 
-[add_charsets]         mime types the `content_type` helper will
-                       automatically add the charset info to.
+__**add_charsets**__         
+> mime types the `content_type` helper will automatically add the charset info to.
 
-                       You should add to it rather than overriding this option:
+You should add to it rather than overriding this option:
 
-                         settings.add_charsets << "application/foobar"
+ settings.add_charsets << "application/foobar"
 
 [app_file]             Path to the main application file, used to detect project
                        root, views and public folder and inline templates.