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 ## Stats
 
-* rounds: number of passes through all input files
-* mean_cycles_to_connect: number of cycle-ms length cycles we make to connect,
+* `rounds`: number of passes through all input files
+* `mean_cycles_to_connect`: number of cycle-ms length cycles we make to connect,
   average. > 1.00 here may indicate network latency, or that the server is
 	overloaded and you should increase --cycle-ms or lower --num-conns
-* ready_to_send: portion of attempts that a connection has received acks for
+* `ready_to_send`: portion of attempts that a connection has received acks for
   all outgoing data and is ready to send more. < 1.00 here indicates network
 	latency in excess of --cycle-ms, or delayed ack sending from the receiver.