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months to html list items

Turn the months into list items.

Start file

<ul class="months">
january
february
march
april
may
june
july
august
september
october
november
december
</ul>

End file

<ul class="months">
        <li>January</li>
        <li>February</li>
        <li>March</li>
        <li>April</li>
        <li>May</li>
        <li>June</li>
        <li>July</li>
        <li>August</li>
        <li>September</li>
        <li>October</li>
        <li>November</li>
        <li>December</li>
</ul>

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2,13c2,13
< january
< february
< march
< april
< may
< june
< july
< august
< september
< october
< november
< december
---
>       <li>January</li>
>       <li>February</li>
>       <li>March</li>
>       <li>April</li>
>       <li>May</li>
>       <li>June</li>
>       <li>July</li>
>       <li>August</li>
>       <li>September</li>
>       <li>October</li>
>       <li>November</li>
>       <li>December</li>

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