diff --git a/src/bali-phy/help.cc b/src/bali-phy/help.cc
index 3de6c298d..f8e19fa30 100644
--- a/src/bali-phy/help.cc
+++ b/src/bali-phy/help.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,28 @@ using po::variables_map;
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
+string do_quotes(const string& line)
+{
+    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)`([^`]*)`"),string("$1")+black(highlight_bg("$2")).c_str());
+}
+
+string do_double_emph(string line)
+{
+    line = std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)__([^_ ][^_]*)__"),string("$1")+bold("$2").c_str());
+    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)\\*\\*([^* ][^*]*)\\*\\*"),string("$1")+bold("$2").c_str());
+}
+
+string do_single_emph(string line)
+{
+    line = std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)\\*([^* ][^*]*)\\*"),string("$1")+underline("$2").c_str());
+    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)_([^_ ][^_]*)_"),string("$1")+underline("$2").c_str());
+}
+
+string do_unescape(const string& line)
+{
+    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("\\\\([`_*])"),"$1");
+}
+
 string get_topic_from_string(const string& s)
 {
     string s2 = s;
@@ -270,7 +292,12 @@ string get_help_for_rule(const Rule& rule)
     if (auto description = rule.get_optional<string>("description"))
     {
 	help<<header("Description");
-	help<<indent_and_wrap(3, terminal_width(), *description)<<std::endl<<std::endl;
+        auto text = indent_and_wrap_pars(3, terminal_width(), *description);
+//        text = do_quotes(text);
+//        text = do_double_emph(text);
+//        text = do_single_emph(text);
+//        text = do_unescape(text);
+	help<<text<<std::endl<<std::endl;
     }
 
     if (auto examples = rule.get_child_optional("examples"))
@@ -303,28 +330,6 @@ string get_help_for_rule(const Rule& rule)
     return help.str();
 }
 
-string do_quotes(const string& line)
-{
-    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)`([^`]*)`"),string("$1")+black(highlight_bg("$2")).c_str());
-}
-
-string do_double_emph(string line)
-{
-    line = std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)__([^_ ][^_]*)__"),string("$1")+bold("$2").c_str());
-    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)\\*\\*([^* ][^*]*)\\*\\*"),string("$1")+bold("$2").c_str());
-}
-
-string do_single_emph(string line)
-{
-    line = std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)\\*([^* ][^*]*)\\*"),string("$1")+underline("$2").c_str());
-    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("([^\\\\]|^)_([^_ ][^_]*)_"),string("$1")+underline("$2").c_str());
-}
-
-string do_unescape(const string& line)
-{
-    return std::regex_replace(line,std::regex("\\\\([`_*])"),"$1");
-}
-
 string pseudo_markdown(const string& text)
 {
     std::ostringstream marked;
diff --git a/src/util/include/util/text.H b/src/util/include/util/text.H
index cb2b057df..d844f11e7 100644
--- a/src/util/include/util/text.H
+++ b/src/util/include/util/text.H
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ std::vector<std::string> get_lines(const std::string& line);
 std::string indent_and_wrap(int indent_first_line, int indent_other_lines, int width, const std::string& text);
 std::string indent_and_wrap(int indent, int width, const std::string& text);
 
+std::string indent_and_wrap_par(int indent, int width, const std::string& text);
+std::string indent_and_wrap_pars(int indent, int width, const std::string& text);
+
 std::string indent(int indent, const std::string& text);
 
 std::string bold(const std::string& line);
diff --git a/src/util/text.cc b/src/util/text.cc
index 00c74aac6..7d2d07a88 100644
--- a/src/util/text.cc
+++ b/src/util/text.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ vector<string> wrap_lines(const string& line, int width)
             if (line[loc] == ' ' or line[loc] == '\t')
                 break;
 
-        // 3. If that doesn't work, split at the first space of tab past the edge of the page.
+        // 3. If that doesn't work, split at the first space or tab past the edge of the page.
         if (loc < pos)
             loc = line.find_first_of(" \t", pos + width);
 
@@ -130,6 +130,32 @@ string indent_and_wrap(int indent, int width, const string& text)
     return join(lines,'\n');
 }
 
+string indent_and_wrap_par(int indent, int width, const string& text)
+{
+    if (text.empty()) return text;
+
+    auto lines = wrap_lines(text, width - indent);
+
+    for(auto& line: lines)
+        line = string(indent,' ') + line;
+
+    return join(lines,'\n');
+}
+
+string indent_and_wrap_pars(int indent, int width, const string& text)
+{
+    if (text.empty()) return text;
+
+    auto paragraphs = get_lines(text);
+
+    vector<string> paragraphs_out;
+    for(auto& paragraph: paragraphs)
+        if (not paragraph.empty())
+            paragraphs_out.push_back( indent_and_wrap_par(indent, width, paragraph) );
+
+    return join(paragraphs_out,"\n\n");
+}
+
 string indent(int indent, const string& text)
 {
     return indent_and_wrap(indent, 100000, text);