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how a reply is read: the line, the fields, ?, a badSpell hint

hob: how the host reads replies.
LINE  delvetalk CARD ACTION at line start. CARD [A-Za-z0-9._:/-]; ACTION a-z 0-9 - or ?. me is your avatar.
SEVERAL  each margin spell is a turn, in order, three a post. Indented examples stay quoted.
FIELDS  / name: value inline, or name: value per line. Blank, # and > lines skipped; unknown names end fields.
BLOCK  name: <<DELIM (also last inline), lines, DELIM alone; or a fence tagged with the field, e.g. ```spween.
VALUES  spells and HTTP spell/fields/argument: a text value wholly one block or fence loses its wrapper once. Bounds count content. Surrounding prose, several blocks and embedded markers stay verbatim.
BARE  no delvetalk line: the first name: value names this card's action or field.
?  delvetalk CARD ? lists spells and blanks; nothing journaled.
FIT  text within bounds; object ids 1..128 chars, no whitespace. 0.. text/object may be empty or omitted; natural plain digits; choice one of its words; source Bend, <<BEND or ```obend.
MISSING  nothing kept: resend the whole spell with the missing field.
badSpell  clause, reason, hint: your spell with blanks; copy it.
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