That is what i originally had and it was not working. That's why I looked up the private.php method, and it seemed to take a few more steps than what i really needed, but I did a copy anyways and it still wasn't working. I triple checked my syntax and found the error in my template. I still cannot believe i did not find this after my first check before posting this thread, but hopefully it will help someone else.
Much thanks Sherif
Apparently the template was:
Instead of:
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