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<TT>box</TT> <I><B><line-1></B></I> <I><B><line-2></B></I> ... <I><B><line-n></B></I><BR>
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<TT>do</TT> <I><B><code block></B></I> <TT>until</TT> <I><B><condition></B></I><BR>
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<TT>font</TT> <TT>on</TT> <I> or</I> <TT>off</TT><BR>
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<TT>for (</TT><I><B><initial code></B></I><TT>:</TT><I><B><condition to carry on></B></I><TT>:</TT><I><B><update code></B></I><TT>)</TT> <I><B><code block></B></I><BR>
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<TT>give</TT> <I><B><object></B></I> <I><B><attribute-1></B></I> ... <I><B><attribute-n></B></I><BR>
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<TT>if</TT> <I><B><condition></B></I> <I><B><code block></B></I><BR>
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<TT>if</TT> <I><B><condition></B></I> <I><B><code block></B></I> <TT>else</TT> <I><B><code-block></B></I><BR>
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<TT>inversion</TT><BR>
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<TT>jump</TT> <I><B><label></B></I><BR>
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<TT>move</TT> <I><B><object></B></I> <TT>to</TT> <I><B><destination></B></I><BR>
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<TT>objectloop</TT> <I><B><condition choosing objects></B></I> <I><B><code block></B></I><BR>
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<TT>print</TT> <I><B><list of printing specifications></B></I><BR>
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<TT>print_ret</TT> <I><B><list of printing specifications></B></I><BR>
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<TT>read</TT> <I><B><text-buffer></B></I> <I><B><parsing-buffer></B></I><BR>
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<TT>remove</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>restore</TT> <I><B><label></B></I><BR>
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<TT>return</TT> <I><B><optional value></B></I><BR>
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<TT>save</TT> <I><B><label></B></I><BR>
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<TT>spaces</TT> <I><B><number of spaces to print></B></I><BR>
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<TT>string</TT> <I><B><number></B></I> <I><B><text></B></I><BR>
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<TT>style</TT> <TT>roman</TT> <I> or</I> <TT>bold</TT> <I> or</I> <TT>underline</TT> <I> or</I> <TT>reverse</TT> <I> or</I> <TT>fixed</TT><BR>
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<TT>switch (</TT><I><B><value></B></I><TT>)</TT> <I><B><block of cases></B></I><BR>
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<TT>while</TT> <I><B><condition></B></I> <I><B><code-block></B></I><BR>
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Statements must be given in lower case. Code blocks consist of
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either a single statement or a group of statements enclosed in braces
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<TT>{</TT> and <TT>}</TT>. Print specifications are given as a list of one or more
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items, separated by commas:
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<TT>"</TT><I><B><some literal text to print></B></I><TT>"</TT><BR>
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<I><B><numerical quantity></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(char)</TT> <I><B><a character code></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(string)</TT> <I><B><a string address></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(address)</TT> <I><B><text held at this byte address></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(name)</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(a)</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(an)</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(the)</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(The)</TT> <I><B><object></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(property)</TT> <I><B><name of a property></B></I><BR>
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<TT>(object)</TT> <I><B><internal "hardware'' object short name></B></I><BR>
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