diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
index 06ff9bfbc55d9..82533becef342 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ println!("{}", y);
 
 We get this error:
 
+```text
 error: `x` does not live long enough
     y = &x;
          ^
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ println!("{}", y);
 
 We get this error:
 
+```text
 error: `x` does not live long enough
 y = &x;
      ^
@@ -366,3 +368,4 @@ statement 1 at 3:14
     
     println!("{}", y);
 }
+```
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