s.next.prev = s
			p_voice.sym.next = s
		}
	}

	for (v = 0; v < voice_tb.length; v++) {
		p_voice = voice_tb[v]

		delete p_voice.eoln
		if (!sys_chg			// if not %%score
		 && p_voice.sls.length) {	// and no end of slur
			while (1) {
			    var	sl = p_voice.sls.shift()

				if (!sl)
					break
				s = sl.note.s
				for (s2 = s.next; s2; s2 = s2.next) {

						ty: sl.ty,
						note: {s: s2}
					})
				} else {
					syntax(1, "Lack of ending slur(s)")
				}
			}

		}
		for (s = p_voice.sym; s; s = s.next) {
			if (s.time >= staves_found)
				break
		}
		for ( ; s; s = s.next) {
			switch (s.type) {

			defs_add(text.slice(i + 6, j))
		}
		break
	case "text":
		action = get_textopt(opt);
		if (!action)
			action = cfmt.textoption
		if (text.indexOf('\\') >= 0)	// convert the escape sequences
			text = cnv_escape(text)

		if (parse.state >= 2) {
			s = new_block(type);
			s.text = text
			s.opt = action
			break
		}
		write_text(text, action)