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@@ -728,13 +728,19 @@ with no more than 3 spaces indentation, followed by a [setext header underline](#setext-header-underline). The line of text must be one that, were it not followed by the setext header underline, would be interpreted as part of a paragraph: it cannot be a code -block, header, blockquote, horizontal rule, or list. A [setext header -underline](@setext-header-underline) -is a sequence of `=` characters or a sequence of `-` characters, with no -more than 3 spaces indentation and any number of trailing -spaces. The header is a level 1 header if `=` characters are used, and -a level 2 header if `-` characters are used. The contents of the header -are the result of parsing the first line as Markdown inline content. +block, header, blockquote, horizontal rule, or list. + +A [setext header underline](@setext-header-underline) is a sequence of +`=` characters or a sequence of `-` characters, with no more than 3 +spaces indentation and any number of trailing spaces. If a line +containing a single `-` can be interpreted as an +empty [list item](#list-items), it should be interpreted this way +and not as a [setext header underline](#setext-header-underline). + +The header is a level 1 header if `=` characters are used in the +[setext header underline](#setext-header-underline), and a level 2 +header if `-` characters are used. The contents of the header are the +result of parsing the first line as Markdown inline content. In general, a setext header need not be preceded or followed by a blank line. However, it cannot interrupt a paragraph, so when a |