 			
 			# .MT/.ME: Hyperlink (GNU extension)
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-			begin: "^([.'])[ \t]*(MT)\\b"
-			end:   "^([.'])[ \t]*(ME)\\b(.*)\\s*(\\\\\".*)?$"
+			begin: "^([.'])[ \t]*(MT)(?=\\s|\\\\[\"#])"
+			end:   "^([.'])[ \t]*(ME)(?=\\s|\\\\[\"#])(.*)\\s*(\\\\[\"#].*)?$"
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					(?<=\\s) (-)
					(alpha|beta|bullet|centered|column|compact|dash|devel|diag|emphasis|enum|file|filled|hang
					|hyphen|inset|item|literal|nested|nosplit|ohang|ragged|split|std|symbolic|tag|type|unfilled
					|width|words|offset(?:\\s+(?:left|center|indent|indent-two|right))?)\\b"""
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		},{
			
			# .IR: Italic + Roman
			begin: "^([.'])[ \t]*(IR)(?=\\s)"
			end:   '(?<![^\\\\]\\\\|^\\\\)(?=\\n|$)|(?=\\\\")'
			beginCaptures:
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