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+
+" MIT license
+
+
+" in the vimrc file itself:
+"au BufRead *.flo set filetype=flor
+"au BufRead *.flor set filetype=flor
+"au BufRead *.flon set filetype=flor
+"au BufRead *.fln set filetype=flor
+
+
+" Quit when a (custom) syntax file is already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn match florSpecial ";"
+syn match florSpecial "\\"
+syn match florHead /^[ ]*[^ ;#\[\]{}()]\+/
+syn match florHead /;\@<=[ ]*[^ ;#\[\]{}()]\+/
+syn match florKey /\v\zs[^\s]+\ze[\s]*:/
+syn keyword florKey if unless
+
+syn region florComment start="#" end="\n"
+
+syn region florString start=+"+  skip=+\\"+  end=+"+
+syn region florString start=+'+  skip=+\\'+  end=+'+
+syn region florString start=+/+  skip=+\\/+  end=+/+
+
+hi def link florHead Keyword
+hi def link florString String
+hi def link florComment Comment
+hi def link florSpecial Special
+hi def link florKey Keyword
+
+let b:current_syntax = "flor"
+