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+date: "2004-04-17T16:51:35Z"
+title: BlueCloth / Markdown
+---
+
+<p>
+I just found out about <a href='http://bluecloth.rubyforge.org/'>BlueCloth</a>, which is a <a href='http://www.ruby-lang.org/'>Ruby</a> implementation of <a href='http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/'>Markdown</a>.  <a href='http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/'>Markdown</a> allows you to transform specially formatted plain-text documents into <acronym title='HyperText Markup Language'>HTML</acronym>.  What's cool is it's a nice, human-readable format.  Here's some sample text from <a href='http://bluecloth.rubyforge.org/'>BlueCloth page</a>:
+</p>
+
+<blockquote cite='http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/'>
+<pre>
+The Ant-Sugar Tales
+===================
+
+By Candice Yellowflower  
+
+The _Ant-Sugar Tales_ is a collection of short stories told from the
+perspective of a fine young lady from [Venice][1], who has some run-ins
+with a few [inquisitive insects][2]. Each tale presents a moral quandry,
+which the ants are quick to solve with their antly wisdom and
+know-how. Some of the moral lessons presented are:
+
+* Laundry: How not to get caught in soiled knickers.
+* Used Ticket Stubs and Their Impact on the Universe
+* I'm Keeping a Birdhouse in my Attic
+
+
+Use of Metaphor
+---------------
+The author's splended use of metaphor can be attributed to her growing
+up in a art-supply store. Her characters are richly outlined, but her
+unusual descriptions can sometimes be a bit jarring in places, such as
+her description of the old caretaker that lives inside a hollow tree in
+her yard:
+
+> His skin was smooth like Magnani Pescia 100% acid-free cold pressed
+> 22x30" Soft White Paper, with fine hair like the bristles of a Habico
+> Lasur Superb Oil Glazing Brush Size 10.
+
+
+  [1]: http://www.azureva.com/gb/italie/mags/grand-canal.php3
+       (Venice: The Grand Canal)
+  [2]: http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/tourist4d.html
+</pre>
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+And that gets transformed into the following:
+</p>
+
+<style type='text/css'>
+<!--
+blockquote.samplePage {
+  background-color: #eeeeee;
+  padding: 5px;
+  spacing-left: 40px;
+}
+// -->
+</style>
+
+<blockquote class='samplePage' cite='http://bluecloth.rubyforge.org/'>
+<h1>The Ant-Sugar Tales</h1>
+
+<p>By Candice Yellowflower  </p>
+
+<p>The <em>Ant-Sugar Tales</em> is a collection of short stories told from the
+perspective of a fine young lady from <a href="http://www.azureva.com/gb/italie/mags/grand-canal.php3" title="Venice: The Grand Canal">Venice</a>, who has some run-ins
+with a few <a href="http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/tourist4d.html">inquisitive insects</a>. Each tale presents a moral quandry,
+which the ants are quick to solve with their antly wisdom and
+know-how. Some of the moral lessons presented are:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Laundry: How not to get caught in soiled knickers.</li>
+<li>Used Ticket Stubs and Their Impact on the Universe</li>
+<li>I'm Keeping a Birdhouse in my Attic</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Use of Metaphor</h2>
+
+<p>The author's splended use of metaphor can be attributed to her growing
+up in a art-supply store. Her characters are richly outlined, but her
+unusual descriptions can sometimes be a bit jarring in places, such as
+her description of the old caretaker that lives inside a hollow tree in
+her yard:</p>
+
+<blockquote>
+    <p>His skin was smooth like Magnani Pescia 100% acid-free cold pressed
+    22x30" Soft White Paper, with fine hair like the bristles of a Habico
+    Lasur Superb Oil Glazing Brush Size 10.</p>
+</blockquote>
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+Cool stuff.
+</p>
+