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But what is the result? As plaintiff in the cause Shylock would, in the natural course of justice, leave the court, when judgment had been given against him, with no further mortification than the loss of his suit. He is about to do so when he is recalled: /* It is enacted in the laws of Venice, &c. */ Unwittingly, he has, by the action he has taken, entangled himself with an old statute law, forgotten by all except the

No-wrap or block quotes?

In this example, the line starting "It is enacted..." looks different from the other text: it's surrounded by extra white space, but it isn't a heading, so it must be marked either in no-wrap or as a block quote. If you were formatting the project, you would already know that this is a discussion of "The Merchant of Venice," which is a metrical play. That's like verse, which is not wrappable, so it must be enclosed in no-wrap. By contrast, see the next example.

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