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@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 sidebar_position: 2
 title: ADR Template
 ---
-# ADR {ADR-NUMBER}: {TITLE}
+# ADR \{ADR-NUMBER}: \{TITLE}
 
 ## Changelog
-* {date}: {changelog}
+* \{date}: \{changelog}
 
 ## Status
 
 > A decision may be "proposed" if it hasn't been agreed upon yet, or "accepted" once it is agreed upon. If a later ADR changes or reverses a decision, it may be marked as "deprecated" or "superseded" with a reference to its replacement.
 
-{Deprecated|Proposed|Accepted}
+\{Deprecated|Proposed|Accepted}
 
 ## Context
 
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ If the proposed change will be large, please also indicate a way to do the chang
 
 > Are there any relevant PR comments, issues that led up to this, or articles referenced for why we made the given design choice? If so link them here!
 
-* \{reference link}
+* \{references}