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Text formatted with Texy:

first col third col
first col third col

Generated HTML code:

<table>
	<tbody>
		<tr style="font-style:italic">
			<td>first col</td>

			<td>third col</td>
		</tr>

		<tr>
			<td>first col</td>

			<td>third col</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Verze Texy: 3.2.1 (konfigurace)