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 #### Footnotes
 
-\* _Well actually, some original styling is preserved when practical—see [empty lines] and [multi-line objects]._
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-[empty lines]: rationale.html#empty-lines
-[multi-line objects]: rationale.html#multi-line-objects
+\* _Well actually, some original styling is preserved when practical—see [empty lines](rationale.md#empty-lines) and [multi-line objects](rationale.md#multi-line-objects)._