<speak>
                Step 1, take a deep breath. <break time="50ms"/>
                Step 2, exhale.
                Step 3, take a deep breath again. <break strength="weak"/>
                Step 4, exhale.
            </speak>


            <speak>
                <say-as interpret-as="cardinal">12345</say-as>
            </speak>


            <speak>
                <say-as interpret-as="date" format="yyyymmdd" detail="1">
                    1960-09-10
                </say-as>
            </speak>


            <sub alias="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</sub>

            strong, moderate, none, reduced
            <emphasis level="moderate">This is an important announcement</emphasis>
       

            <speak>
                <say-as interpret-as="expletive">censor this</say-as>
            </speak>
       

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