<h1>Foo</h1>

<pre class=metadata>
Group: test
Shortname: foo
Level: 1
Status: LS
ED: http://example.com/foo
Abstract: Test of markdown span constructs
Editor: Example Editor
Date: 1970-01-01
Markup Shorthands: markdown on
</pre>

Text is *wonderful*. **Amazing** even.

Text is _wonderful_. __Amazing__ even.

**SO GREAT**

un*frigging*believable

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You can \*escape\* things. Except **death** and *taxes*.

Code `is *ignored* by` the span parser.

Asterisk * Obelisk * are left alone by the Romans and the parser.

Their friends _ spacy underscores _ are also alone.
