Superfluous Gap of Unknown Extent

A superfluous gap of unknown extent added in error by the inscriber of the text and excised by the editor.

Syntax

The notation for a gap of unknwon extent enclosed between curly brackets {…}.

Notation	Simplified AST	Paper Output
`{[⊙]‽ᵟ}`	`Surplus {content: [Gap {⊙}], cert: γ}`	`{[⊙]◇ᵟ}`

⊙ ∈ PREVIOUS_SEEN_ALLOWED = the relevant gap notation.
‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).

Notation EpiDoc (XML)

Notation	EpiDoc (XML)
`{[]}`	`<ab> <surplus cert="medium"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/> </surplus> </ab>`
`{[]?}`	`<ab> <surplus cert="low"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/> </surplus> </ab>`
`{[]!}`	`<ab> <surplus cert="high"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/> </surplus> </ab>`

{[]}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="medium">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/>
    </surplus>
</ab>

{[]?}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="low">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/>
    </surplus>
</ab>

{[]!}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="high">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" extent="unknown"/>
    </surplus>
</ab>

Notation	AST
`{[]}`	`Surplus[medium] Gap(unknown, medium)`
`{[]?}`	`Surplus[low] Gap(unknown, medium)`
`{[]!}`	`Surplus[high] Gap(unknown, medium)`