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 Default Values
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-By default, an exception will be thrown any time a variable cannot be resolved, or resolves to
-null. You can change this behavior in two ways. If you want to provide a value for use in all such
-circumstances, use `defaultValue()`:
+By default, an exception will be thrown any time a variable cannot be resolved, or resolves to null
+(except for sections, see below). You can change this behavior in two ways. If you want to provide a
+value for use in all such circumstances, use `defaultValue()`:
 
     String tmpl = "{{exists}} {{nullValued}} {{doesNotExist}}?";
     Mustache.compiler().defaultValue("what").compile(tmpl).execute(new Object() {