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 The `pause` command displays any text associated with the command and then
 waits a specified amount of time or until the carriage return is pressed.
 `pause` is especially useful in conjunction with `load` (Note: load )
 files.

 Syntax:
       pause <time> {"<string>"}

 <time> may be any integer constant or expression.  Choosing -1 will wait
 until a carriage return is hit, zero (0) won't pause at all, and a positive
 integer will wait the specified number of seconds.  `pause 0` is synonymous
 with `print` (Note: print ).

 Note: Since `pause` communicates with the operating system rather than the
 graphics, it may behave differently with different device drivers (depending
 upon how text and graphics are mixed).

 Examples:
       pause -1    # Wait until a carriage return is hit
       pause 3     # Wait three seconds
       pause -1  "Hit return to continue"
       pause 10  "Isn't this pretty?  It's a cubic spline."