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3.2.1 Paragraphs
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Paragraphs can be separated and indented in various ways.  Some start
with a blank line and have a first-line indentation, like most of the
ones in this manual.  Block paragraphs omit the indentation.

       => Some  men  look  at constitutions with sanctimonious
       => reverence,  and  deem  them  like  the  ark  of  the
       => covenant, too sacred to be touched.

We also frequently encounter tagged paragraphs, which begin with a tag
or label at the left margin and indent the remaining text.

       => one  This  is the first paragraph.  Notice how the
       =>      first line of the resulting  paragraph  lines
       =>      up with the other lines in the paragraph.

If the tag is too wide for the indentation, the line is broken.

       => longlabel
       =>      The  label does not align with the subsequent
       =>      lines, but they align with each other.

A variation of the tagged paragraph is the itemized or enumerated
paragraph, which might use punctuation or a digit for a tag,
respectively.  These are frequently used to construct lists.

       => o    This  list  item  starts with a bullet.  When
       =>      producing output for a device using the ASCII
       =>      character set, an 'o' is formatted instead.

Often, use of the same macro without a tag continues such a discussion.

       => -xyz  This option is recognized but ignored.
       =>
       =>       It had a security hole that we don't discuss.