diff --git a/neps/nep-0509.md b/neps/nep-0509.md
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--- a/neps/nep-0509.md
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@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ The validators are ordered by non-increasing stake in the considered epoch. Here
 With stateless validation, this structure must change for several reasons:
 
 * Chunk production is the most resource consuming activity.
-* (Only) chunk production needs state in memory while other responsibilities can be completed via acquiring state witness
+* _Only_ chunk production needs state in memory while other responsibilities can be completed via acquiring state witness
 * Chunk production does not have to be performed by all validators. 
 
 Hence, to make transition seamless, we change the role of nodes out of top 100 to only validate chunks: