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 ### Rules
 
-1.  Each **record** is located on a separate line, each line ending with a
-    **line break** (CRLF or `\r\n`). For example:
+1.  Each record is located on a separate line, each line ending with a line
+    break (CRLF). For example:
 
     CSV:
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ character used in any given input CSV-like formatted file/data.
     ```
 
 2.  Though recommended, the last record in a file is not required to have a
-    ending **line break**. For example:
+    ending line break. For example:
 
     CSV:
 
@@ -101,11 +101,10 @@ character used in any given input CSV-like formatted file/data.
       ["xxx", "yyy", "zzz"] ]
     ```
 
-3.  There maybe an optional **header** line appearing as the first line of the
-    file with the same format as normal **record** lines. This **header** will
-    contain names corresponding to the **fields** in the file and should
-    contain the same number of **fields** as the **records** in the rest of
-    the file. For example:
+3.  There maybe an optional header line appearing as the first line of the
+    file with the same format as normal record lines. This header will contain
+    names corresponding to the fields in the file and should contain the same
+    number of fields as the records in the rest of the file. For example:
 
     ```csv
     field_1,field_2,field_3¬