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List-directed

 List-directed sequential READ statement formats:

 1. READ(extu,*[,iostat][,err][,end])[iolist]
    
    Reads from a specified external unit.  
    Translates the data from character to binary 
    format according to the data types of the
    variables in the I/O list.

 2. READ * [,iolist]

    Reads from FOR$READ (normally, the terminal). 
    Translates the data from character to binary 
    format according to the data types of the 
    variables in the I/O list.