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+[id="test-doc"]
+= Test document
+:_mod-docs-content-type: ASSEMBLY
+
+//[role="_abstract"] commenting out so vale flags
+This is a test.
+
+. Here is a step
+. Here is another step
+* Here is a single step that is mixed in
+
+You should use "proper" quotes here.
+
+This text contains a literal backslash \ character.