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Multiple syntactic variations allowed in one place are
indicated as bar-separated items.
+.SS Operator progn
+
+.TP
+Syntax:
+(progn <form>*)
+
+.TP
+Description
+
+The progn operator evaluates forms in order, and returns the value
+of the last form. The return value of (progn) is nil.
+
+Various other operators such as let also arrange for the evaluation
+of a body of forms, the value of the last of which is returned.
+These operators are said to feature an "implicit progn".
+
.SS Operators let and let*
.TP