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+Make clearer in the example for reply fallbacks that the prefix sequence should be repeated for each line.
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diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/rich_replies.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/rich_replies.md
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@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ specific fallback text is different for each `msgtype`, however the
 general format for the `body` is:
 
 ```text
-> <@alice:example.org> This is the original body
+> <@alice:example.org> This is the first line of the original body
+> This is the second line
 
 This is where the reply goes
 ```