<{
	# generate a previous link if offset is not 0
	{if $2 {
			"<span class = 'prev'>"
			{link
				{url {or %t 'INDEX'} 'topic' $0 'offset' {sub $2 $1}}
				@"« Newer posts"
			}
			"</span>"
		}
	}

	# generate a next link if there are stories left
	{if {size {stories_by_date {or $0 cfg_index_topics}	$1 {add $2 $1}}}
		{
			"<span class = 'next'>"
			{link
				{url {or %t 'INDEX'} 'topic' $0 'offset' {add $2 $1}}
                @"Older posts »"
			}
			"</span>"
		}
	}
}>