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+---
+title: Another writing systems page
+description: Another writing systems page to show linking
+sidebar:
+    order: 1100.1
+---
+
+This is another page only used as the target of example links.
+
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 Basic definition of a writing system as script + language.
 
+Here is an example an external link to the [OpenType Specification][OTSpec].
+
+Here is an example of a link to [another page][Another] in this topic.
+
+Here is an example of a link to [a page somewhere else on this site][Somewhere].
+
+This refers to a footnote [^1] below.
+
 Here is the familiar map to demonstrate how images work:
 
 ![Scripts Around the World](../../../../assets/scriptsworldno1040ortext.png)
 
+[^1]: This is the footnote text.
+
+[OTSpec]: https://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/
+[Another]: ../another-writing-systems-page
+[Somewhere]: ../../fonts/example