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This happens because Markdown treats such syntax as an ordered list:
Ordered lists use numbers followed by periods:
1. Bird
2. McHale
3. Parish
It’s important to note that the actual numbers you use to mark the list have no effect on the HTML output Markdown produces. The HTML Markdown produces from the above list is:
<ol>
<li>Bird</li>...
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