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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from nose.tools import istest, assert_equal
+
+from mammoth.writers.markdown import MarkdownWriter
+
+
+@istest
+def special_markdown_characters_are_escaped():
+    writer = _create_writer()
+    writer.text(r"\*")
+    assert_equal(r"\\\*", writer.as_string())
+
+
+@istest
+def paragraphs_are_terminated_with_double_new_line():
+    writer = _create_writer()
+    writer.start("p");
+    writer.text("Hello");
+    writer.end("p");
+    assert_equal("Hello\n\n", writer.as_string())
+
+
+@istest
+def h1_elements_are_converted_to_heading_with_leading_hash():
+    writer = _create_writer()
+    writer.start("h1");
+    writer.text("Hello");
+    writer.end("h1");
+    assert_equal("# Hello\n\n", writer.as_string())
+    
+
+
+def _create_writer():
+    return MarkdownWriter()