See: https://github.github.com/gfm/#emphasis-and-strong-emphasis
`A single * character can open emphasis iff (if and only if) it is part of a left-flanking delimiter run.`
Tim Pope default is too permissive (leads to too much emphasis openener): `\S\@<=_\|_\S\@=` -> `_\S\@=`
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