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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ channel.publish( { name: "Dr. Who" } );
 subscription.unsubscribe();
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-### Subscribing to a wildcard topic using \#
+### Subscribing to a wildcard topic using #
 
 The `#` symbol represents "one word" in a topic (i.e - the text between two periods of a topic). By subscribing to `"#.Changed"`, the binding will match `Name.Changed` & `Location.Changed` but *not* `Changed.Companion`.