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  Verb:         ACCEPT
 
  Function:     Gets data from a physical device, such as the keyboard,
                or from the operating system.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?   Line at a time   ◄FROM DATE etc►
                               ◄Screen item►     ◄Full screen►
                               ◄FROM line/key►   ◄Message►
 
     ►►───ACCEPT identifier──┬─────────────────────────┬──────►
                             └─FROM──┬─mnemonic-name─┬─┘
                                     └─function-name─┘
 
      ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────►
        └┬──┬─┬─EXCEPTION─┬─imperative-statement-1─┘
         └ON┘ └─ESCAPE────┘
 
      ►─┬───────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────►
        └─NOT─┬──┬─┬─EXCEPTION─┬─imperative-statement-2─┘
              └ON┘ └─ESCAPE────┘
 
      ►─┬────────────┬──►◄
        └─END-ACCEPT─┘
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