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@@ -1778,8 +1778,9 @@ <h4>Representing Time</h4>
 days in places where they do not exist. That said, modern system libraries that
 generate <code>dateTimeStamp</code> values are often error-free in their
 generation of valid <code>dateTimeStamp</code> values. The regular
-expression shown below, with whitespace added for readability, is often
-adequate when processing modern system library-generated dates and times.
+expression shown below (minus the whitespace included here for readability),
+is often adequate when processing library-generated dates and times on
+modern systems.
         </p>
 
         <pre class="example nohighlight"