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@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Use factory method to construct an instance by a good understandable name.
 The instance shall be only created when there is no existing one.
 
 advantages of factory method usage instead of constructors:
-# Unlike constructors the method has a meaningful name.
-# Unlike constructors it is not required to create a new object each time they are invoked.
-# Unlike constructors it can return an object of any subtype of their return type.
-# The returned object can vary from call to call as function of the input parameters.
-# The class of the returned object need not exist when the class containing the method is written. ????
+* Unlike constructors the method has a meaningful name.
+* Unlike constructors it is not required to create a new object each time they are invoked.
+* Unlike constructors it can return an object of any subtype of their return type.
+* The returned object can vary from call to call as function of the input parameters.
+* The class of the returned object need not exist when the class containing the method is written. ????
 
 
 # Clues