-.IP "\fI##Repeated characters\fR#"
-\(em An input table
-.I entry
-containing only a string of the form $fat "\e"$\f3R\f2x\f1
-where
-.I x
-is any character is replaced by repetitions of the character
-.I x
-as wide as the data in the column.
-The sequence of
-.I x 's
-is not extended to meet adjoining columns.