y a no-op. That way, we do not have to write multiple parse functions
          for phrase and character level parsing.
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          Here are the basic rules for parsing:
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              The parser returns <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>
              if successful, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">false</span></code> otherwise.
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