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  Construct:    COPY statement
 
  Function:     Include separate text files with optional string
                replacement
 
  Syntax:
 
  ►►─COPY─┬─text-name──────────────────┬─┬──────────────────────────────┬─►
          └─external-file-name-literal─┘ └┬─OF─┬┬─library-name─────────┬┘
                                          └─IN─┘└─library-name-literal─┘
 
   ►─┬──────────┬─►
     └─SUPPRESS─┘
 
   ►─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────►◄
     │           ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
     │           ▼                                            │ │
     └─REPLACING─┬─==psuedo-text-1==─┬─BY─┬─==psuedo-text-2==─┬─┘
                 ├─identifier-1──────┤    ├─identifier-2──────┤
                 ├─literal-1─────────┤    ├─literal-2─────────┤
                 └─word-1────────────┘    └─word-2────────────┘
                                    -♦-