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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     Blank 1.4.1
+" Maintainer:   Rafal M. Sulejman <unefunge@friko2.onet.pl>
+" Last change:  21 Jul 2000
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+" Blank instructions
+syn match blankInstruction "{[:;,\.+\-*$#@/\\`'"!\|><{}\[\]()?xspo\^&\~=_%]}"
+
+" Common strings
+syn match blankString "\~[^}]"
+
+" Numbers
+syn match blankNumber "\[[0-9]\+\]"
+
+syn case match
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_blank_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_blank_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink blankInstruction      Statement
+  HiLink blankNumber	       Number
+  HiLink blankString	       String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "blank"
+" vim: ts=8