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@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ Can I return (Twisted) deferreds from signal handlers?
 Some signals support returning deferreds from their handlers, others don't. See
 the :ref:`topics-signals-ref` to know which ones.
 
-What does the response status code 999 means?
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+What does the response status code 999 mean?
+--------------------------------------------
 
 999 is a custom response status code used by Yahoo sites to throttle requests.
 Try slowing down the crawling speed by using a download delay of ``2`` (or