diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -21,21 +21,17 @@ Or from Pypi::
 
   $ easy_install -U gunicorn
 
-::
-
-    You may also want to install Eventlet_ or Gevent_ if you expect that your
-    application code may need to pause for extended periods of time during
-    request processing. Check out the FAQ_ for more information on when you'll
-    want to consider one of the alternate worker types.
+You may also want to install Eventlet_ or Gevent_ if you expect that your
+application code may need to pause for extended periods of time during
+request processing. Check out the FAQ_ for more information on when you'll
+want to consider one of the alternate worker types.
 
 To install eventlet::
 
     $ easy_install -U eventlet
 
-::
-
-    If you encounter errors when compiling the extensions for Eventlet_ or
-    Gevent_ you most likely need to install a newer version of libev_.
+If you encounter errors when compiling the extensions for Eventlet_ or
+Gevent_ you most likely need to install a newer version of libev_.
 
 Basic Usage
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