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x1 ===:= x2 # obscure x1 := x2, can this be more that a no-op?
s1 ==:= s2 # generates errors if s1 and s2 are not strings, but otherwise a no-op?
n1 ==:= n2 # numeric version of above
x1 &:= x2 # x1 := x2 unless x1 or x2 fails
# this next one is documented as augmented but appears to generate a compile error
x1 |:= x2 # but if x1 fails, x2 side effects but how would x1</lang>
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