Ink Syntax Summary

ink is a scripting language for interactive storytelling, ideal for Choose Your Own Adventure-style stories and branching dialogues.

Content: Basic text in a .ink file is output directly.
```
Hello, world!
```
Comments: Use // for single-line and /* ... */ for block comments.
```
// This is a comment
/* This is a block comment */
```
Tags: Use hashtags to mark lines with extra information.
```
A line of text. #tag
```

Basic Choice: Indicated by *.
```
* [Choice text]
    Outcome text
```
Suppressing Choice Text: Use square brackets.
```
* [Choice text]
    Outcome text
```

Multiple Choices: List choices with *.

* [Choice 1]
    Outcome 1
* [Choice 2]
    Outcome 2

Knots: Sections of content, marked with ===.
```
=== knot_name ===
Content of the knot.
```
Diverts: Move from one knot to another using ->.
```
-> knot_name
```

Basic Branching: Combine knots, options, and diverts.
```
* [Choice] -> knot_name
```
Glue: Use <> to avoid line breaks.
```
Content <-> more content.
```

Stitches: Subsections within knots, marked with =.

=== knot_name ===
= stitch_name
Content of the stitch.

Global Variables: Defined with VAR.
```
VAR variable_name = value
```
Temporary Variables: Defined with ~ temp.
```
~ temp variable_name = value
```

Logic: Use ~ for assignments and {} for conditions.

~ variable_name = value
{ condition: Content }

Defining Functions: Use === function.

=== function function_name(param) ===
~ return value

Calling Functions: Use function_name().
```
~ result = function_name(param)
```

Defining Lists: Use LIST.
```
LIST list_name = item1, item2, item3
```
List Operations: Add or remove items.
```
~ list_name += item
~ list_name -= item
```

Tunnels: Use -> knot_name -> to create subroutines.
```
-> knot_name ->
```
Threads: Use <- to join multiple sections.
```
<- section_name
```

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