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@@ -163,13 +163,11 @@ Narratable printout:
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 diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad (link)
 Error: oops!
-
 \
 Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting
 at line 2, column 3
 \
 snippet line 1: source
-
 \
 snippet line 2:  text
     highlight starting at line 1, column 3: This bit here