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==Test Edits Below==

* CURRENTYEAR
* 2024
* {{{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
* &lt;span class=&quot;year&quot; title=&quot;2024 C.E.&quot;&gt;M. Cotta C. Petronio cos. [[Consular Years (Nova Roma)|‡]] [[MMDCCLXXVII|MMDCCLXXVII]] [[AUC|a.u.c.]]&lt;/span&gt;

* [[:Template:2024 common]]

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