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BODY
.Ed
.Pp
-COND is a conditional (for the time being, this always evaluates to
-false).
+COND is a conditional statement.
+roff allows for complicated conditionals; mandoc is much simpler.
+At this time, mandoc supports only
+.Sq n ,
+evaluating to true;
+and
+.Sq t ,
+.Sq e ,
+and
+.Sq o ,
+evaluating to false.
+All other invocations are read up to the next end of line or space and
+evaluate as false.
.Pp
If the BODY section is begun by an escaped brace
.Sq \e{ ,