DAFW, I think that you may have misread Claus' instructions.
type the square bracket then the word "code" then the closing square bracket. Don't include any spaces inside your square brackets.
Then your stuff as you want it to look.
Finish it with a square bracket, a forward slash, the word "code", and finally a closing square bracket. Don't include any spaces inside the square brackets.
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8* 0 0 *8
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I have used your picture as an example.