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  Verb:         SET
 
  Function:     Assigns a value to an item of a type used for program
                control rather than data storage; that is index-name,
                condition-name, switch, or data item of USAGE INDEX,
                POINTER or PROCEDURE-POINTER.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?  Index           Index UP/DOWN
                               Condition-name  Switch
                               ADDRESS          Pointer UP/DOWN
                               Procedure pointer
 
     ──SET identifier-9─┬─UP───┬─BY─┬─identifier-10───────────┬───
                          └─DOWN─┘    ├─integer-3───────────────┤
                                      └─LENGTH OF identifier-11─┘
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