[O] Numbered list counting down?

[Peter Davis]

I'm trying to create a numbered list where the numbers count down 
instead of up. As I understand this: 
<http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html>, the following should work:

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* Countdown list

 address@hidden Third
 address@hidden Second
 address@hidden First
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But in fact, I just get a paragraph like with all the list elements run 
together.

Am I misunderstanding this?

Thanks,
-pd

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Peter Davis
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