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<B>COMMENT</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>command</B><P>
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Beginning with the word <em>comment</em>, all text until the next statement
terminator (<em>;</em> or <em>$</em>) is ignored.
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x := a**2 comment--a is the velocity of the particle;;
2
X := A
</TT></PRE><P>Note that the first semicolon ends the comment and the second one
terminates the original REDUCE statement.
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Multiple-line comments are often needed in interactive files. The
<em>comment</em> command allows a normal-looking text to accompany the
REDUCE statements in the file.
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