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ref #7600 implementing setAnnotations()

fix #7644 fix failing test in parser and add "continued" parsing to all relevant patterns

ref #7666 NARROW NO-BREAK in UTF8 class

ref #7644 some further fine tuning on setting CONTINUED/end date in TimePeriod and some cleanup

ref #7644 implement "continued" in TimePeriod, still missing for most of the formats in parser

ref #7666 adding NARROW NO-BREAK after doubtful marker

cleanup

cleanup

ref #7709 javadoc

minor