diff --git a/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/MESSAGE b/textproc/sgmlformat/pkg/MESSAGE
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-*****************************************************************
-To avoid any confusion with the versions of these tools that
-might already be installed in your system, after installing this
-package you may wish move or remove:
-
-/usr/bin/sgmlfmt
-/usr/bin/sgmls
-/usr/bin/instant
-/usr/share/sgml/*  (all subdirectories)
-*****************************************************************