diff --git a/test/specs/new/links_paren.html b/test/specs/new/links_paren.html
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+<p>(<a href="http://example.com/1">one</a>) (<a href="http://example.com/2">two</a>)</p>
+
+<p>(<a href="http://example.com/1">one</a>) (<a href="http://example.com/2">two</a>)</p>
+
+<p>(<a href="http://example.com/1" title="a">one</a>) (<a href="http://example.com/2" title="b">two</a>)</p>
diff --git a/test/specs/new/links_paren.md b/test/specs/new/links_paren.md
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+([one](http://example.com/1)) ([two](http://example.com/2))
+
+([one](http://example.com/1))  ([two](http://example.com/2))
+
+([one](http://example.com/1 "a")) ([two](http://example.com/2 "b"))