diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ request. Use ``None`` for unlimited persistent connections.
 Strings passed to `dj_database_url` must be valid URLs; in
 particular, special characters must be url-encoded. The following url will raise
 a `ValueError`::
+
     postgres://user:p#ssword!@localhost/foobar
+
 and should instead be passed as::
+
     postgres://user:p%23ssword!@localhost/foobar
 
 URL schema