diff --git a/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.js b/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.js
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+var ampersand_escape = {
+  message: "Some <code>"
+};
diff --git a/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.mustache b/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.mustache
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+{{&message}}
diff --git a/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.txt b/spec/_files/ampersand_escape.txt
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+Some <code>