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diff --git a/sail/sail.6 b/sail/sail.6
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--- a/sail/sail.6
+++ b/sail/sail.6
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: sail.6,v 1.7 2001/04/02 22:42:39 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: sail.6,v 1.8 2002/02/08 01:25:15 ross Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Processes do a busy wait in the loop
.br
.sp
.ce 2
- for (n = 0; link(sync_file, sync_lock) < 0 && n < 30; n++)
+ for (n = 0; link(sync_file, sync_lock) \*[Lt] 0 \*[Am]\*[Am] n \*[Lt] 30; n++)
sleep(2);
.br
.sp
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ and a ship on fire and about to explode has a "#" printed.
Captured ships become the nationality of the prize crew. Therefore, if
an American ship captures a British ship, the British ship will have an
"a" printed for its nationality. In addition, the ship number is changed
-to "&","'", "(", ,")", "*", or "+" depending upon the original number,
+to "\*[Am]","'", "(", ,")", "*", or "+" depending upon the original number,
be it 0,1,2,3,4, or 5. E.g., the "b0" captured by an American becomes the
-"a&". The "s4" captured by a Frog becomes the "f*".
+"a\*[Am]". The "s4" captured by a Frog becomes the "f*".
.PP
The ultimate example is, of course, an exploding Brit captured by an
-American: "#&".
+American: "#\*[Am]".
.SH MOVEMENT
Movement is the most confusing part of
.I Sail
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ Horatio Nelson
.fi
.SH "REFERENCES"
.nf
-Wooden Ships & Iron Men, by Avalon Hill
+Wooden Ships \*[Am] Iron Men, by Avalon Hill
Captain Horatio Hornblower Novels, (13 of them) by C.S. Forester
Captain Richard Bolitho Novels, (12 of them) by Alexander Kent
The Complete Works of Captain Frederick Marryat, (about 20) especially