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+<h4 class="subsection" id="Language-Concepts-1">6.1.1 Language Concepts</h4>
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+<p>The fundamental operation of the GNU <code class="code">troff</code> formatter is the
+translation of the <code class="code">groff</code> input language into a device-independent
+form primarily concerned with what has to be written or drawn at
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