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  1. Synopsis:
  2.    $leftpc(<count> <text>)
  3.  
  4. Technical:
  5.    This function returns the leftmost <count> printable characters of <text>,
  6.    taking into account ANSI color codes.
  7.  
  8. Returns:
  9.    <count> number of printable characters in <text>
  10.  
  11. Examples:
  12.    $leftpc(10 onetwothre$chr(27)[34mefour)
  13.      returns
  14.    onetwothree<blue attribute>
  15.  
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