diff --git a/js/wn/misc/tools.js b/js/wn/misc/tools.js
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+wn.markdown = function(txt) {
+	if(!wn.md2html) {
+		wn.require('lib/js/lib/showdown.js');
+		wn.md2html = new Showdown.converter();
+	}
+	return wn.md2html.makeHtml(txt);
+}
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