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  Verb:         START
 
  Function:     Positions a relative or indexed file for subsequent
                retrieval of records.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?   Relative   ◄Indexed►
 
   ►►─START file-name─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─►
                      └KEY─┬──┬─┬─EQUAL─┬──┬─────────────────┬─data-name─┘
                           └IS┘ │       └TO┘                 │
                                ├─ = ────────────────────────┤
                                ├─GREATER─┬────┬─────────────┤
                                │         └THAN┘             │
                                ├─ > ────────────────────────┤
                                ├─NOT LESS─┬────┬────────────┤
                                │          └THAN┘            │
                                ├─NOT < ─────────────────────┤
                                ├─GREATER─┬────┬─OR EQUAL┬──┬┤
                                │         └THAN┘         └TO┘│
                                ├─ >= ───────────────────────┤
                                ├─LESS─┬────┬────────────────┤
                                │      └THAN┘                │
                                ├─ < ────────────────────────┤
                                ├─NOT GREATER─┬────┬─────────┤
                                │             └THAN┘         │
                                ├─NOT > ─────────────────────┤
                                ├─LESS─┬────┬─OR EQUAL─┬──┬──┤
                                │      └THAN┘          └TO┘  │
                                └─ <= ───────────────────────┘
 
     ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────┬────────►
       └─INVALID─┬───┬─imperative-statement-1─┘
                 └KEY┘
 
     ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────────┬────►
       └─NOT INVALID─┬───┬─imperative-statement-2─┘
                     └KEY┘
 
     ►─┬───────────┬──►◄
       └─END-START─┘
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