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 ## Reading tasks
 Task metadata can be specified in any of the following formats:
-- **Simple**: (only in Daily Notes) `hh:mm - hh:mm /*task content*/ > mm-dd ?/!/!!/!!!`
+- **Simple**: (only in Daily Notes) `hh:mm - hh:mm task content > mm-dd ?/!/!!/!!!`
 - **Dataview**: `[scheduled:: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm]  [due:: yyyy-mm-dd]  [length:: #h#m]  [priority:: lowest/low/medium/high/highest]`
 - **Tasks**: `[startTime:: hh-mm]  [length:: #h#m] ⏳ yyyy-mm-dd 📅 yyyy-mm-dd ⏬/🔽/🔼/⏫/🔺`
 - **Full Calendar**: `[date:: yyyy-mm-dd]  [startTime:: hh-mm]  [endTime:: hh-mm]  (or [allDay:: true]) [due:: yyyy-mm-dd]  [priority:: lowest/low/medium/high/highest]`