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+#N canvas 15 6 542 640 10;
+#X text 31 576 This document was updated for PD version 0.35 test 24
+by Dave Sabine as part of a project called pddp proposed by Krzysztof
+Czaja to build comprehensive documentation for PD.;
+#X obj 55 12 symbol;
+#X text 98 13 - STORE A SYMBOL;
+#X obj 28 259 symbol;
+#X msg 28 112 bang;
+#X text 60 112 "Bang" will force the object to output its value.;
+#X symbolatom 28 314 10 0 0;
+#X obj 28 333 print;
+#X text 22 41 The symbol object stores a symbol (which is set either
+by its creation argument or by the right inlet) and then outputs that
+symbol when it receives a "bang" message or a new symbol in its left
+inlet.;
+#X text 26 394 IMPORTANT NOTE;
+#X obj 165 414 symbol;
+#X symbolatom 290 429 10 0 0;
+#X text 32 447 Please do not get them confused.;
+#X text 75 332 For this example \, I have used the symbol atom to display
+the value that was stored in the symbol object and also printed the
+value to the terminal window.;
+#X text 74 253 The symbols are stored here. When banged \, the symbol
+is outputted through the outlet. Note that a creation argument is optional.
+;
+#X msg 40 137 dog;
+#X msg 48 155 cat;
+#X msg 59 181 symbol horse;
+#X msg 73 199 symbol wolf;
+#X msg 82 217 symbol pig;
+#X text 75 139 Sending a symbol to its left inlet will store AND output
+the value.;
+#X text 24 487 RELATED OBJECTS;
+#X obj 26 513 int;
+#X obj 52 513 float;
+#X obj 89 513 f;
+#X obj 115 513 select;
+#X obj 164 513 makefilename;
+#X text 153 179 Sending new symbols to its right inlet will store the
+values. These values can later be sent via "bang" to its left inlet.
+Note that these symbols are preceded by the word "symbol" to indicate
+the appropriate data type.;
+#X text 31 414 Symbol - the OBJECT -;
+#X text 31 429 is very different than symbol - the ATOM -;
+#N canvas 0 0 454 230 related_objects_from_other_libraries 0;
+#X obj 150 28 makesymbol;
+#X obj 110 29 index;
+#X obj 16 27 ftos;
+#X obj 52 28 unsymbol;
+#X text 17 58 These objects are offered in PD only if you have downloaded
+and properly installed the appropriate library. These objects may or
+may not exist in a single library.;
+#X text 16 107 The best places to find information about PD's libraries
+is:;
+#X text 13 129 www.pure-data.org and click on "Downloads" then "Software"
+;
+#X text 14 145 or;
+#X text 15 159 iem.kug.ac.at/pdb/;
+#X restore 25 536 pd related_objects_from_other_libraries;
+#X connect 3 0 6 0;
+#X connect 4 0 3 0;
+#X connect 6 0 7 0;
+#X connect 15 0 3 0;
+#X connect 16 0 3 0;
+#X connect 17 0 3 1;
+#X connect 18 0 3 1;
+#X connect 19 0 3 1;