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-Nomsub (named after *Nom*ic, and its creator, Peter *Sub*er) is a programming language
+Nomsub (named after **Nom**ic, and its creator, Peter **Sub**er) is a programming language
 designed to be used for playing games of Nomic, or engaging in other similar activities
 revolving around natural language rule-making and self modification.