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+Before:
+ let g:vim_markdown_emphasis_multiline = 0
+ syn off | syn on
+
+After:
+ let g:vim_markdown_emphasis_multiline = 1
+ syn off | syn on
+
+Given markdown;
+a **b** c
+
+Execute (bold):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBold'
+
+Given markdown;
+a __b__ c
+
+Execute (bold):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBold'
+
+Given markdown;
+a *b* c
+
+Execute (italic):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a _b_ c
+
+Execute (italic):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+_a_b_
+
+Execute (italic text has underscores):
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a \*b\* c
+
+Execute (not italic with escaped asterisks):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a \_b\_ c
+
+Execute (not italic with escaped underscores):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a _b\_c_ d
+
+Execute (italic with escaped underscores):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a_b_c
+
+Execute (not italic underscores within text):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a *b\*c* d
+
+Execute (italic with escaped asterisks):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+a __b\_\_c__ d
+
+Execute (bold with escaped underscores):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlBold'
+
+Given markdown;
+_a b
+c_ d
+
+Execute (italic with underscores in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+__a b
+c__ d
+
+Execute (bold with underscores in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlBold'
+
+Given markdown;
+___a b
+c___ d
+
+Execute (bold italic with underscores in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+*a b
+c* d
+
+Execute (italic with asterisks in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlItalic'
+
+Given markdown;
+**a b
+c** d
+
+Execute (bold with asterisks in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBold'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlBold'
+
+Given markdown;
+***a b
+c*** d
+
+Execute (bold italic with asterisks in multiple lines):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('d'), 'htmlBoldItalic'
+