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.SM

.SM x [y ] [z ]

Reduce a string by one point. Multiple arguments are concatenated, with one of them reduced in size, as described in this table.

# of Arguments Action
One Reduce size of first string by one point.
Two Reduce size of first string by one point.
Three Reduce size of middle string by one point.


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