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  Message:      0209
 
  Text:         PROCEDURE DIVISION missing or unknown statement
 
  Explanation:  The Procedure Division header is missing from your
                program or, if present, your COBOL system has failed to
                recognize it.  This may be due to a spelling mistake or you
                could have placed the header at the wrong place in your
                code.
 
  Resolution:   Insert the header immediately after the last entry in
                the Data Division.
 
                Alternatively, your code may contain a statement in the
                Procedure Division that your COBOL system has failed to
                recognize.  This is probably because you have used a
                reserved word but have spelled it incorrectly.
 
                Correct your spelling error.
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