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Procedure Division (Format 1)

Description
The structure of the Procedure Division (Format 1) is as follows:
->->----PROCEDURE DIVISION-*-------------------*-.----------->
                         +       *---------* +
                         +       V         + +
                         *-USINGdata-name-1-*
 
->--*-------------------------------------------------------> 1
   +               *--------------------------------*
   +               V                                +
   *-DECLARATIVES.  sect---USE statement. --para----*------> 2
 
1 ->------------------------------*------------------------->
                                 +
                                 +
2 ->--------END DECLARATIVES. ----*
 
   *----------------------*
   V                      +
->-----sect--------para----*--------------------------------><-
 
 
where sect is
 
  ->->-----section-name SECTION-*-----------------*--.---><-
                              *-segment-number--*
 
 
where para is
 
           *----------------------------*
           +                            +
  ->->-----*-*----------------------------*--------------><-
         + V                            +
         *-paragraph-name. -*-----------*
                            + *------*  +
                            + V      +  +
                            *-sentence--*


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