BL> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

That's just some tag-line rubbish, it is not part of the fidonet standard.

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FM> Why is this pseudo tear-line followed by a real one (but no prog id)
FM> here?

That is because the message follows the PID spec, which calls for an empty
tearline, and a PID.  You do the same, BTW.  BFN.  Paul. 
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