@verb #139:"new" this none this rdo #55
@program #139:"new" this none this
"$blob:new(@vals) => BLOB - creates a new $blob, converting as needed"
"Examples: $blob:new(1, 2, 3) => [ 1, 2, 3 ]"
"          $blob:new(\"hi\") => [ 104, 105 ]"
"          $blob:new(1234) => [ 210 ]  (truncated to 8 bits)"
"          $blob:new(\"hi\", 47, \"there\") => [ 104, 105, 47, 116, 104, 101, 114, 101 ]"
set_task_perms(caller_perms())
return pass(@args)
"Last modified by manta (#7165) on Tue Mar 20 09:32:21 2001 MST."
"This verb previously owned by manta (#7165), and chowned to $slacker upon dewizarding (Sat Aug 17 14:50:05 2002 MDT)."
"Last modified by Dax (#789) on Sat Aug 17 14:50:05 2002 MDT."
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