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29−To coerce using a gate, it's good practice to use the `;;` rune, which can parse inline molds without requiring a comma:
29+To coerce using a gate, it's good practice to use the `;;` rune, which can parse inline molds.
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42−Without using `;;`, you would have to start the mold definition with a comma in order for it to be parsed as a mold, not just as a pair of gates with faces on them:
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45−```hoon
46−(,[feet=@ud inches=@ud] [5 11])
47−:: produces [feet=5 inches=11]
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50−([feet=@ud inches=@ud] [5 11])
51−:: compiler error, can't find $ at axis 2 because this is a pair, not a mold
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55`|$` is the mold builder rune which takes a list of molds and produces a mold.
42`|$` is the mold builder rune which takes a list of molds and produces a mold.
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44`|$` implements [parametric