test of paragraph splitting with leading space
This is a new paragraph set off by two newlines
This is separated by three newlines.
The leading spaces signal that this is a preformatted paragraph which will preserve its internal newlines
It also armours < and > chars.
It also armours lbrace {, rbrace }, dollar $, and asterisk * chars
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[this is not a reference]
strong, italic and strong italic
An interpolated para