Failed file -- much wailing and gnashing of teeth!

[Ralph Palmer]

I'm trying to make a minimal example of a problem, and I can't get the minimal example to run. Can anyone tell what's wrong?

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\version "2.12.2"

% \include "english.ly"

\header {
    instrument = "Viola"
    }

VlaSndPosMusicII = {
    \transpose g c {
    \new Staff
    \relative c'' {
%    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"1"
    \key c \major
    \clef alto
    \time 4/4

    s4*1/10
    \set fontSize = #-3 % to reduce "Prepare" size
   {g,4*9/10\dwn_0^\markup{ "Prepare" } a4\up_1 b_2 b_1 |
   \unset fontSize % return to default size
   \set Score.currentBarNumber = #1
    \bar "||"
    }
    a4 d c e |
    \bar "|."
    }
    }
    }
    
%#(set-global-staff-size 17)



% first etude
\score {
    \VlaSndPosMusicII
    }
    


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+++++++++ begin Error message :

address@hidden:~/SheetMusic/ly/Classical/vla/etudes/positions_2$ lilypond test_1.ly
GNU LilyPond 2.12.2
Processing `test_1.ly'
Parsing...
test_1.ly:1:0: error: syntax error, unexpected $undefined, expecting '='

��\test_1.ly:0: warning: : no \version statement found, please add

\version "2.12.2"

for future compatibility
error: failed files: "test_1.ly"

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I can't figure out what the "expected '='" could be.


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Ralph Palmer
Montague City, MA
USA
address@hidden