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@@ -353,6 +353,15 @@ of any symbol that is available at that point, in the usual way. The
of the galley symbol, rather than an inner definition as shown above,
if desired.
@PP
+It makes sense for sorted galleys containing a @Code "@Merge" symbol
+(Section {@NumberOf sorted}) to also have an @Code "@Enclose" symbol. The
+meaning is that after all merging is done, each resulting galley has
+an @Code "@Enclose" symbol which is applied in the usual way. The value
+of this @Code "@Enclose" symbol will be the value of an @Code "@Enclose"
+symbol from one of the contributing galleys, but exactly which one
+is not defined. So it is safest if all such @Code "@Enclose" symbols
+produce the same result.
+@PP
A @Code "following" galley may fail to find a first target lying in a
following component of the same galley as its invocation point. This is
a deficiency of Basser Lout, which occurs if the target has not been