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-OpenMesh, 4.2
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-
-0. Getting OpenMesh
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-All Documentation, binaries and original source code are available at www.openmesh.org
-
-The main git repository is available at:
-http://www.openmesh.org:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh
-
-
-1. Installing
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Unpack the tar-ball to a suitable place.
-
-A detailed build manual for Mac/Windows/Linux is in the Documentation 
-located at Doc/html/index.html 
-
-2. Documentation
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-The latest Documentation can be found at:
-http://www.openmesh.org/media/Documentations/OpenMesh-Doc-Latest
-
-Documentation for previous versions is available on our website as well.
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+# OpenMesh, 4.2
+
+
+## Getting OpenMesh
+All Documentation, binaries and original source code are available at www.openmesh.org  
+
+The main git repository is available at:  
+http://www.openmesh.org:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh
+
+
+## Installing
+Unpack the tar-ball to a suitable place.  
+
+
+A detailed build manual for Mac/Windows/Linux is in the Documentation   
+located at Doc/html/index.html   
+
+## Documentation
+
+The latest Documentation can be found at:  
+http://www.openmesh.org/media/Documentations/OpenMesh-Doc-Latest  
+
+Documentation for previous versions is available on our website as well.