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@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML>
 <html>
-
 <head>
     <title>Getting Started with LuaJ</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.lua.org/lua.css">
-    <META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-</head>
-
+    <META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8;">
+	    </head>
+	
 <body>
 
 <hr>
