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Unsemantic linewrapping

[Inspired by a blog post I read: https://scott.mn/2014/02/21/semantic_linewrapping/. Text adapted.] Sometimes when editing a Markdown file, I wrap the lines semantically. Instead of inserting a newline at 70 columns (or whatever), or making paragraphs one long line, I put in newlines at a point that seems logical to me. This may seem silly, but it produces better diffs. Semantic linewrapping also makes editing snappier. I can delete, edit or insert sentences easily using linewise operations. Code-oriented text editors like Vim and [REDACTED] are really good at this kind of manipulation. Editing text that hasn't been wrapped semantically is a pain, though:

Start file
Here is a paragraph with some stuff in it. This is the second sentence. This
sentence
is really long, and ugly, and the truth is that it basically says
nothing at all
. This is the last sentence of the paragraph; thanks for reading!
End file
Here is a paragraph with some stuff in it. This is the second sentence. This is
the
last sentence of the paragraph; thanks for reading!

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1,3c1,2
< Here is a paragraph with some stuff in it. This is the second sentence. This
< sentence is really long, and ugly, and the truth is that it basically says
< nothing at all. This is the last sentence of the paragraph; thanks for reading!
---
> Here is a paragraph with some stuff in it. This is the second sentence. This is
> the last sentence of the paragraph; thanks for reading!

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