diff --git a/xml/vk.xml b/xml/vk.xml
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@@ -15,8 +15,24 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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+    </comment>
+
+    <comment>
 This file, vk.xml, is the Vulkan API Registry. It is a critically important
 and normative part of the Vulkan Specification, including a canonical
 machine-readable definition of the API, parameter and member validation