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@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ It differs from Racket's at-expr in that it is not a proper reader extension, bu
 
 ```
 @<cmd><[args ...]{squiggly ...}
+
+```
+
+
 Where all parts are optional, but you have to have at least one. 
 
 cmd and args are read with guile's normal reader. Squiggly is special. Any normal text between { and } is read as a string. If an @ is found, whatever follows is interpreted as an at-expr. To write a literal at, you have to do @"@".
 
 Examples:
 
+``` scheme
 #@list(1 2 3) ;;=> (list 1 2 3)
 #@list{My name is: @(read)} => (list "My name is: " (read))
 #@+(1 2) ;; => (+ 1 2)