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-=== owark ===
+# owark 
 Contributors: evlist
 Donate link: http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/
 Tags: archives
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ Stable tag: trunk
 
 Tired of broken links? Archive yours with the Open Web Archive!
 
-== Description ==
+## Description 
 
 
-== Installation ==
+## Installation 
 
 This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
 
@@ -21,46 +21,46 @@ e.g.
 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
 1. Place `<?php do_action('plugin_name_hook'); ?>` in your templates
 
-== Frequently Asked Questions ==
+## Frequently Asked Questions 
 
-= A question that someone might have =
+### A question that someone might have 
 
 An answer to that question.
 
-= What about foo bar? =
+### What about foo bar? 
 
 Answer to foo bar dilemma.
 
-== Screenshots ==
+## Screenshots 
 
 1. This screen shot description corresponds to screenshot-1.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif). Note that the screenshot is taken from
 the directory of the stable readme.txt, so in this case, `/tags/4.3/screenshot-1.png` (or jpg, jpeg, gif)
 2. This is the second screen shot
 
-== Changelog ==
+## Changelog 
 
-= 1.0 =
+### 1.0 
 * A change since the previous version.
 * Another change.
 
-= 0.5 =
+### 0.5 
 * List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom.
 
-== Upgrade Notice ==
+## Upgrade Notice 
 
-= 1.0 =
+### 1.0 
 Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade.  No more than 300 characters.
 
-= 0.5 =
+### 0.5 
 This version fixes a security related bug.  Upgrade immediately.
 
-== Arbitrary section ==
+## Arbitrary section 
 
 You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above.  This may be of use for extremely complicated
 plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn't fit into the categories of "description" or
 "installation."  Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above.
 
-== A brief Markdown Example ==
+## A brief Markdown Example 
 
 Ordered list: