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<p><code>@{</code> produces a single ‘<samp>{</samp>’ in the output, and <code>@}</code>
produces a single ‘<samp>}</samp>’. Do not put braces after either an
<code>@{</code> or an <code>@}</code> command.
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<p><code>@lbracechar{}</code> and <code>@rbracechar{}</code> also produce
single ‘<samp>{</samp>’ and ‘<samp>}</samp>’ characters in the output. They do need
following braces, as usual for alphabetic commands. In inline
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necessary to avoid using literal brace characters in the source (and
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