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+syn match normalOp /[dcrypoaxv!"#%&.-\/:<>=?@ABCDGHIJKLMNOPQRSUVWXYZgmqstz~iu]/ nextgroup=normalMod
+syn match normalMod /m\@<![ia]/
+syn match normalObject /["'()<>BW\[\]`bstweE{}ftFT;,$]/
+syn match normalCount /[0-9]/
+syn region normalSearch start=/[/?]\@<=./ end=/.<CR>\@=/ contains=normalKey keepend
+syn region normalChange start=/\([cr][wWbBeE()\[\]{}pst]\)\@<=./ end=/.\@=/ contains=normalKey keepend
+syn match normalCharSearch /\c[ftr]\@<=\w/
+syn match normalMark /\(f\@<!m\)\@<=[a-zA-Z0-9]/
+syn match normalKey /<'\@!.\{-}>'\@!/
+
+hi! link normalOp Operator
+hi! link normalMod PreProc
+hi! link normalObject Structure
+hi! link normalCount Number
+hi! link normalMark Identifier
+hi! link normalKey Special