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                  It's easy...
                                Just :set virtualedit=all   ....
                ............  fill the screen with blank lines ..........
                  ..  and change to REPLACE mode (R)
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                                                                                                 -"""""""""""-
  ... <SPACE> is your eraser ...                                /                         \   (it does
  ... The keyboard is your pallette ...                (  """   """        )   n't even
                                                                                           |        o .  u         |  have to
                                                                                           |          /_           |        be any
                                                                                           (                           )           good)
                        The BUFFER is your CANVAS                   """""""""""""""
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                                                                         CREATE !!  |         {}          |
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