README: Split up documentation of table extensions.

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Tables
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**Extension: `simple_tables`, `multiline_tables`, `grid_tables`,
`pipe_tables`, `table_captions`**
Four kinds of tables may be used. The first three kinds presuppose the use of
a fixed-width font, such as Courier. The fourth kind can be used with
proportionally spaced fonts, as it does not require lining up columns.
### Simple tables
**Extension: `simple_tables`, `table_captions`**
Simple tables look like this:
Right Left Center Default
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### Multiline tables
**Extension: `multiline_tables`, `table_captions`**
Multiline tables allow headers and table rows to span multiple lines
of text (but cells that span multiple columns or rows of the table are
not supported). Here is an example:
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### Grid tables
**Extension: `grid_tables`, `table_captions`**
Grid tables look like this:
: Sample grid table.
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### Pipe tables
**Extension: `pipe_tables`, `table_captions`**
Pipe tables look like this:
| Right | Left | Default | Center |