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+--# -path=.:../abstract:../common
+
+concrete MarkupGer of Markup = CatGer, MarkHTMLX ** {
+
+lin
+  MarkupCN   m cn  = cn ** {s = \\a,n,c => appMark m (cn.s ! a ! n ! c)} ; --- other fields e.g ext intact
+  MarkupNP   m np  = np ** {s = \\c     => appMark m (np.s ! c)} ;
+  MarkupAP   m ap  = ap ** {s = \\a     => appMark m (ap.s ! a)} ;
+  MarkupAdv  m adv = {s =          appMark m adv.s} ;
+  MarkupS    m s   = {s = \\o   => appMark m (s.s ! o)} ;
+  MarkupUtt  m utt = {s =          appMark m utt.s} ;
+  MarkupPhr  m phr = {s =          appMark m phr.s} ;
+  MarkupText m txt = {s =          appMark m txt.s} ;
+
+}
+