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@quotation

The text of a quotation is processed normally except that:

• the margins are closer to the center of the page, so the whole of the quotation is indented;
• the first lines of paragraphs are indented no more than other lines;
• in the printed output, interparagraph spacing is reduced.

This is an example of text written between an @quotation command and an @end quotation command. An @quotation command is most often used to indicate text that is excerpted from another (real or hypothetical) printed work.

Write an @quotation command as text on a line by itself. This line will disappear from the output. Mark the end of the quotation with a line beginning with and containing only @end quotation. The @end quotation line will likewise disappear from the output. Thus, the following,

@quotation
This is
a foo.
@end quotation

produces

This is a foo.