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From: Sharky <sharky@hellsgates.cor>
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Subject: Re: pause
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:04:16 -0400
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Faux_Pseudo wrote:

>_.-In alt.ascii-art, Sharky wrote the following -._
>> jer0en wrote:
>>
>>>trouble with ascii and the initial set of control codes is there isn't a
>>>pause character, not even in ansi.
>>
>> A coma is often considered to be a "pause" in written communication...
>> if that helps.
>
>...

"..." is an ellipse or a place holder for a continuation of a sentence
or written thought.  In this case it would have been "like taking a
breath during speech".