diff --git a/.config/vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/.config/vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim
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+" Automatic formatting of paragraphs. Trailing white space indicates a paragraph
+" continues in the next line.
+setlocal formatoptions+=aw