Something will likely go wrong. The information contained in the file is represented with bit patterns the word processor does not understand.
Its like when you encounter someone speaking a language you do not understand. The individual sounds they make are the same as in English (for the most part) but the patterns they make with the sounds (words and sentences) are different.
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