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                              					 // Single line
/* Multiple
    line  */
/// <summary>XML comments on single line</summary>
/** <summary>XML comments on multiple lines</summary> */</span>
 
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                              					 $set sourceformat(variable)
      * Single line "old-style" COBOL comment with '*' in column 7
               *> inline comment may follow COBOL statements etc.
         *>> <summary>XML comments</summary> 
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                              					 ' Single line only REM Single line only ''' <summary>XML comments</summary>  |