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@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ shellscript for printing upcoming birthdays
 
 in ~/birthdays:
 
-between date (month/day) and message it is important to put a tabulator!
+between date (month/day) and message it is important to put a tabulator and a newline on end!
 
 example:
 
-1/1	happy new year!
-
 4/6	fred's birthday