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@@ -1827,8 +1827,8 @@ Pipe tables look like this:
The syntax is [the same as in PHP markdown extra]. The beginning and
ending pipe characters are optional, but pipes are required between all
columns. The colons indicate column alignment as shown. The header
-can be omitted, but the horizontal line must still be included, as
-it defines column alignments.
+cannot be omitted. To simulate a headerless table, include a header
+with blank cells.
Since the pipes indicate column boundaries, columns need not be vertically
aligned, as they are in the above example. So, this is a perfectly