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Before considering what that specific set of characters might mean, consider how Q got those characters typed into the post in the first place.
On the other hand, skip to down this post to first consider the possible significance of the en dash.
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How do you insert these dashes into a line of text?
On a mobile phone the methods vary but it is common to insert special characters by bringing up a Special Character display. Another method is to copy past from another source. From the keypad there are other ways as there are also on keyboards of laptops and so forth.
How to insert an em dash?
When using AutoFormat, such as on a keyboard, type two hyphens (no space before and no space after the pair of hyphens).
And how to insert an en dash?
In AutoFormat, type a word or charcter, then type a space, one hyphen, another space, and then type another word or character.
In some programs the methods change slightly. To enter a pair of em dashes next to each other without a space or other character between, some programs require typing two hypens between other characters, such as colons that disappear when the em dash appears.
For example, one could type word, followed by two hyphens, and then another word (no spaces). Then delete the two bookend words and copy-paste the em dash.
In some typefaces, the result is a long line rather than a series of dashes, because the dashes touch each other. In other typefaces, the width of the dashes allows for a slight space between each dash.
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Perhaps Anons are famliar with other methods?
The reason this might be relevant is that the various methods can introduce errors and the error rate might vary depending on the display, typeface, and keystrokes.
It seems to me that if Q intended the en dash, and it was not introduced in error, then Q might have used the copy-paste approach to deliberately eliminate actual charater spaces between the dashes. That would reliably insert the em dashes and the single en dash, cheek to cheek with each other as well as with the word, End.
Can Anons type this line and produce an en dash in error? If not, then, perhaps it was intentional. If yes, then, the possiblity of a typo must be considered.