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Expand Up @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ documented in [extensions](./lexextensions.md)

Each rule is given by the following elements in sequence:

1. Optional Start State, a name given between angle brackets for example `<Start_State>` documented in [Start States](./start_states.md)
1. Optional Start State, one or more names comma separated between angle brackets. For example `<Start_State>` documented in [Start States](./start_states.md).
2. Regex, syntax defined by the rust [regex](https://docs.rs/regex) crate with optional escaping for any character.
3. Separator space, any horizontal space character in the unicode `Pattern_White_Space` character set
4. Optional State operator, given between angle brackets documented in [Start States](./start_states.md)
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