DELI

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                        A FUNNY-LOOKING EXAMPLE

Imagine going into a delicatessen to order something.  It's an odd deli,
because the menu looks like an MPE/iX command.  It looks just the way it
would appear in the HELP program.  It might look something like this --

                                          TOASTED
:GIMME sandwichkind [;BREAD=typeofbread {,       }]
                                          PLAIN
   [;CONDIMENT= stuffonit1 [,stuffonit2[,stuffonit3[,stuffonit4]]]]
                        XTRALRG    CAN
                        LARGE      PAPERCUP
   [;DRINK= drinktype {,MEDIUM }[,[        ][,SODASTRAW]]]
                        SMALL      BOTTLE
     HERE               TINY       GLASS
   [;    ]
     TOGO

Okay, it DOES look odd.  We've added punctuation marks in odd places.
But it makes sense as a kind of shorthand.  And it looks a lot like a
HELP dictionary entry.  This is HELP's way of telling you what is
available "on the menu", with hints on placing your order.
                                                ...Please press <RETURN>
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