diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f07af4..9f2987e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ string chunks.
 
 ```lua
 make_diff = require "diff"
-s1 = [[
-hello
+s1 = [[hello
 to the
 world]]
-s2 = [[
-hello
+s2 = [[hello
 at the
 world]]
 diff = make_diff(s1, s2)