 "strip any leading space characters"
    or "return false and abort these steps")
    are to be interpreted with the meaning of the key word
    ("must", "should", "may", etc)
    used in introducing the algorithm.

    </p>
    <p>Conformance requirements phrased as algorithms or specific steps
    can be implemented in any manner,
    so long as the end result is equivalent.
    In particular, the algorithms defined in this specification
    are intended to be easy to understand
    and are not intended 