diff --git a/steps/src/main/xml/steps/http-request.xml b/steps/src/main/xml/steps/http-request.xml
index 5889168..96342b7 100644
--- a/steps/src/main/xml/steps/http-request.xml
+++ b/steps/src/main/xml/steps/http-request.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
with resources over HTTP or related protocols. Implementations
must support the http and
https protocols.
-(Implementors are encouraged to support as many protocols as
-practical. In particular, pipeline authors may attempt to use
-p:http-request to load documents with computed URIs using
-the file: scheme.)
+
@@ -28,11 +25,14 @@ the file: scheme.)
-The p:http-request step performs the HTTP request
-specified by the option against the URI specified in
-the option. In simple cases, for example, a GET
-request on an unauthenticated URI, nothing else is necessary to form a
-complete request.
+The p:http-request step performs the HTTP request specified by
+the option against the URI specified in the
+ option. In simple cases, for example, a GET request on an
+unauthenticated URI, nothing else is necessary to form a complete request.
+(Implementors are encouraged to support as many protocols as practical. In
+particular, pipeline authors may attempt to use p:http-request to
+load documents with computed URIs using the file: scheme.)
+If the method, for example, POST, supports a body, the request
body is constructed using the document(s) appearing on the