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+This particular SPO256 server is able to translate common usages for numbers
+and perform word substitution.  For example, the number 123.45 is pronounced
+as "one hundred twenty three point four five".  Internet names and addresses
+are also pronounced correctly to a large extent.  The support of different
+usages and idioms in this server is not yet as complete as the WorldVU SPO
+server, but this is being worked on.
+
+The SPO server was rewritten in release 0.3 with a character state parser
+to allow better parsing for and pacing of spoken text.  The 0.3 state
+parser now recognizes embedded server command sequences as well as text
+that is to be spoken.  Embedded server commands are proceeded by the
+<ESC> character, and appear in <>'s, using a format much like mark-up tags.
+For example, word "spelling" can be turned on or off with <ESC><spell> and
+<ESC></spell>.  The current tags supported by the SPO256 server are found
+in the spo256 man page. More tags will be added as they appear feasable to
+create.
+
+This SPO server differs from the original WorldVU server in that it can
+also be used in a client role to pipe standard output to the server.  One
+can enter "cat filename | spo256 localhost" (or "cat filename | speak 
+localhost") to redirect output to the spo server running on the local 
+machine, for example.
+
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