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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ? = + - * / ( ) , . ' : ! " % & ; < > ? $
character (len=length) :: name1, name2, …
character (len=6) :: a, b, c
character (len=10*3):: a
character (len=10) :: b
Assignment a = "What a lovely afternoon!" a will have the value of "What a lovely afternoon!??????" b = a b will have the value of "What a lov"