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 ### Height map and color map
 
-The easiest way to represent a terrain is through a height map and color map. For the game Comanche a 1024 * 1024 one byte height map and a 1024 * 1024 one byte color map is used which you can download on this site. These maps are periodic:
+The easiest way to represent a terrain is through a height map and color map. For the game Comanche a 1024 \* 1024 one byte height map and a 1024 \* 1024 one byte color map is used which you can download on this site. These maps are periodic:
 
 ![periodic map](images/periodicmap.gif)