diff --git a/.mdl.style b/.mdl.style
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+all
+rule 'MD026', :punctuation => '.,;:!'
+exclude_rule 'MD001'
+exclude_rule 'MD024'
diff --git a/.mdlrc b/.mdlrc
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+style File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '.mdl.style')