;; value equal to HIGH * 2^16 + LOW + USEC * 10^-6 + PSEC * 10^-12
;; seconds, where missing components are treated as zero. HIGH can be
;; negative, either because the value is a time difference, or because
-;; the machine supports negative time stamps that fall before the
-;; epoch. The macro `with-decoded-time-value' and the
-;; function `encode-time-value' make it easier to deal with these
-;; three formats. See `time-subtract' for an example of how to use
-;; them.
+;; the machine supports negative time stamps that fall before the epoch.
+;; The macro `with-decoded-time-value' and the function
+;; `encode-time-value' make it easier to deal with these formats.
+;; See `time-subtract' for an example of how to use them.
;;; Code: