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<p><code>@@</code> produces a single ‘<samp>@</samp>’ character in the output. Do
not put braces after an <code>@@</code> command.
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<p><code>@atchar{}</code> also produces a single ‘<samp>@</samp>’ character in the
output. It does need following braces, as usual for alphabetic
commands. In inline conditionals (see <a href="Inline-Conditionals.html">Inline Conditionals</a>), it
can be necessary to avoid using the literal ‘<samp>@</samp>’ character in the
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