a$	= "dog"
b$	= "cat"
if a$ =  b$ then print "the strings are equal" 			' test for equalitY
if a$ <> b$ then print "the strings are not equal" 		' test for inequalitY
if a$ >  b$ then print a$;" is lexicallY higher than ";b$ 	' test for lexicallY higher
if a$ <  b$ then print a$;" is lexicallY lower than ";b$ 	' test for lexicallY lower
if a$ <= b$ then print a$;" is not lexicallY higher than ";b$
if a$ >= b$ then print a$;" is not lexicallY lower than ";b$
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