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 ## Applicability
 Use the Balking pattern when
 
-*you want to invoke an action on an object only when it is in a particular state
-*objects are generally only in a state that is prone to balking temporarily
+* you want to invoke an action on an object only when it is in a particular state
+* objects are generally only in a state that is prone to balking temporarily
 but for an unknown amount of time
 
 ## Related patterns
 * Guarded Suspension Pattern
-* Double Checked Locking Pattern
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+* Double Checked Locking Pattern