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+const assert = require('assert')
+ , tsml = require('./')
+
+
+assert.equal(
+ tsml`this is a string`
+ , 'this is a string'
+)
+
+
+assert.equal(
+ tsml`
+
+ this
+ is
+ a
+ string
+
+ `
+ , 'thisisastring'
+
+)
+
+
+assert.equal(
+ tsml`
+
+ this
+ is
+ a
+ string
+
+ `
+ , 'this is a string '
+
+)
+
+
+assert.equal(
+ tsml`
+
+ this ${1}
+ is
+ ${2} a
+ string
+ ${true}
+ ${1 + 2}
+ `
+ , 'this 1 is 2 a string true 3'
+)
+
+
+assert.equal(
+ tsml`
+
+ this ${1}
+ is
+ ${2} a
+string
+ ${true}
+ ${1 + 2}
+`
+ , 'this 1 is 2 a string true 3'
+)