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@@ -1273,13 +1273,13 @@ The patched, output BOM has the two new properties at the specified indices:
 
 ##### Patch example 4a: `--normalize` properties after patching
 
-This variant of the previous example also normalizes the output BOM arrays; in this case, normalizing the existing and added properties.
+This variant of the previous example also normalizes the output BOM arrays; in this case, normalizing the existing and added properties of the `metadata.properties` array.
 
 ```bash
 ./sbom-utility patch --input-file test/patch/cdx-1-5-simplest-base.json --patch-file test/patch/cdx-patch-example-add-metadata-properties.json --normalize -q
 ```
 
-The patched and **normalized** properties appear as follows:
+The patched and **normalized** `metadata.properties` appear as follows:
 
 ```shell
 {
@@ -1310,8 +1310,6 @@ The patched and **normalized** properties appear as follows:
 }
 ```
 
-```json
-
 ##### Patch example 5: "replace" BOM `version` and `timestamp`
 
 This example shows how the patch's "replace" operation can be used to update the BOM document's `version` and `timestamp` values.