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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst b/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst
index df4e3ca06..31f0b4dd9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst
@@ -80,11 +80,19 @@ simply can not match the performance of native PHP, and the syntax that
must be learned to use a template engine is usually only marginally
easier than learning the basics of PHP. Consider this block of PHP code::
- <ul> <?php foreach ($addressbook as $name):?> <li><?=$name?></li> <?php endforeach; ?> </ul>
+ <ul>
+ <?php foreach ($addressbook as $name):?>
+ <li><?=$name?></li>
+ <?php endforeach; ?>
+ </ul>
Contrast this with the pseudo-code used by a template engine::
- <ul> {foreach from=$addressbook item="name"} <li>{$name}</li> {/foreach} </ul>
+ <ul>
+ {foreach from=$addressbook item="name"}
+ <li>{$name}</li>
+ {/foreach}
+ </ul>
Yes, the template engine example is a bit cleaner, but it comes at the
price of performance, as the pseudo-code must be converted back into PHP