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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
index 09d8026d324..6631fe635f3 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: malloc.3,v 1.17 2002/08/20 16:15:38 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: malloc.3,v 1.18 2002/10/01 17:29:23 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ option.
This is intended for debugging and will impact performance negatively.
.It H
Pass a hint to the kernel about pages unused by the allocation functions.
-This will help performance if the system is paging excessively. This
-option is off by default.
+This will help performance if the system is paging excessively.
+This option is off by default.
.It R
Causes the
.Fn realloc
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ done by a process.
.Ed
.Pp
A side effect of this architecture is that many minor transgressions on
-the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact
-detected. As a result, programs that have been running happily for
+the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact detected.
+As a result, programs that have been running happily for
years may suddenly start to complain loudly, when linked with this
allocation implementation.
.Pp
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ It is probably also a good idea to recompile the program with suitable
options and symbols for debugger support.
.Pp
If the program starts to give unusual results, coredump or generally behave
-differently without emitting any of the messages listed in the next
-section, it is likely because it depends on the storage being filled with
-nul bytes. Try running it with
+differently without emitting any of the messages listed in the next section,
+it is likely because it depends on the storage being filled with nul bytes.
+Try running it with
.Dq Z
option set;
if that improves the situation, this diagnosis has been confirmed.
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ or
is trying to free does not reference a possible page.
.It "recursive call
A process has attempted to call an allocation function recursively.
-This is not permitted. In particular, signal handlers should not
-attempt to allocate memory.
+This is not permitted.
+In particular, signal handlers should not attempt to allocate memory.
.It "out of memory
The
.Dq X
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ functions conform to
.Sh HISTORY
The present allocation implementation started out as a filesystem for a
drum attached to a 20bit binary challenged computer which was built
-with discrete germanium transistors. It has since graduated to
-handle primary storage rather than secondary.
+with discrete germanium transistors.
+It has since graduated to handle primary storage rather than secondary.
It first appeared in its new shape and ability in
.Fx 2.2 , and then in
.Nx 1.5 .