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`read [* [*...]] \synonym|.variable. [\synonym|.variable. [...]]}'
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Read one or more items from the next line of the input file.  These
items may be synonyms or variables.  The token `<font color="#82140F"><code>*</code></font>' indicates
that the word in the datafile should be skipped.  As usual, the datafile
may be embedded in the commandfile, providing the last data line is blank.
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Normally one would use syno