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  Message:      1004
 
  Text:         Continuation character expected.  End of literal
                assumed
 
  Explanation:  The literal in the previous line of source code is not
                delimited by quotation marks, so your COBOL system is
                expecting a continuation character in column 7, and a
                continuation of the literal.  Your COBOL system has
                assumed that you meant to end the literal on the
                previous line.
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