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@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ $ just --evaluate
 escapes := "\t\n\r\"\\"
 ```
 
-Indented versions of both single- and double-quoted strings, delimited by triple single- or triple double-quotes, are supported. Indented string lines are stripped of leading whitespace common to all non-blank lines. Note that while the leading line break is stripped, the trailing line break is still included:
+Indented versions of both single- and double-quoted strings, delimited by triple single- or triple double-quotes, are supported. Indented string lines are stripped of a leading line break, and leading whitespace common to all non-blank lines:
 
 ```just
 # this string will evaluate to `foo\nbar\n`