`TYPE = HORIZONTAL`

HORIZONTAL inserts an inline empty space into the text. When you use HORIZONTAL you must also use the SIZE attribute, not WIDTH.

this code produces this

There was a long <SPACER TYPE=HORIZONTAL SIZE=50> pause
There was a long pause

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