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  Verb:         SORT
 
  Function:     Sorts records into order on a set of specified keys.
                These records can come from a file or from a table, or
                be created by an input procedure.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?  File   Table
 
                       ┌────────────────────────────────────┐
                       │                         ┌──────────┐
                       ▼                         ▼          │
  ──SORT data-name-2─┬──┬─┬─ASCENDING──┬─┬───┬─data-name-1─────
                       └ON┘ └─DESCENDING─┘ └KEY┘
 
  ─┬───────────────────────────────┬─────────────
    └─┬────┬─DUPLICATES─┬──┬┬─────┬─┘
      └WITH┘            └IN┘└ORDER┘
 
  ─┬───────────────────────────────────────────┬─
    └─┬─────────┬─SEQUENCE─┬──┬─alphabet-name-1─┘
      └COLLATING┘          └IS┘
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