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Subscripting (↑ Statements)
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  Construct:    Subscripting
 
  Function:     Identifies which element of a table is meant.
 
  Syntax:
                              ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                              ▼                               │
     ─┬─condition-name─┬──(─┬─integer-1─────────────────────┬─)──
        └─data-name-1────┘    ├─data-name-3──┬──────────────┬─┤
                              │              └─ ± integer-2─┘ │
                              ├─index-name-1─┬──────────────┬─┤
                              │              └─ ± integer-3─┘ │
                              └─ALL───────────────────────────┘
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