diff --git a/pep-0345.txt b/pep-0345.txt
index cf0f79311..50ade4258 100644
--- a/pep-0345.txt
+++ b/pep-0345.txt
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ Example::
             |    3
             |
 
-This encoding implies that any occurences of "\n |" have to be replaced
-by "\n" when the field is unfolded using a RFC822 reader.
+This encoding implies that any occurences of "``\n |``" have to be replaced
+by "``\n``" when the field is unfolded using a RFC822 reader.
 
 
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