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-*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 8.0.  Last change: 2018 Apr 30
+*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 8.1.  Last change: 2018 Apr 30
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar