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@@ -16,18 +16,24 @@ ### Beautifully Expressive Syntax
 Redirect to a named route and flash something to the session:
 
 ```php
+<?php
+
 return Redirect::to_profile()->with('message', 'Welcome Back!');
 ```
 
 Retrieve a blog post and eagerly load the comments using Eloquent ORM:
 
 ```php
+<?php
+
 $posts = Post::with('comments')->find(1);
 ```
 
 Get input from the previous request to re-populate a form:
 
 ```php
+<?php
+
 echo Input::old('email');
 ```