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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The JX YAML specification is a simple way to describe system resources.  The two
 
 ## Configurations
 
-`
+```
 configurations:
 - name: myhttpconfig
   values:
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ configurations:
 - name: myhttptoken
   values:
     authorization_token: abcde123456789
-`
+```
 
 ## Resources
-`
+```
 resources:
 - type: http
   config: myhttptoken
   transition: read
   attributes:
     endpoint: https://myserver/v1/api
-`
+```
 
 # Testing