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 # recent reading of an input line or execution of a "t" (test) function.
 t my_label
 
-# Here is a complete example of branching
-# Join lines that end with a backspace into a single space-separated one
+# Here is a complete example of branching:
+# Join lines that end with a backslash into a single space-separated one.
 
 # Name this position "loop"
 : loop