batch mod loop lock lunacy

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djp@tigger:~$ tw proj:tw mod area:it
+task proj:tw mod area:it
  - Area will be set to 'it'.
Modify task 61 'make selection bar color inverse, not white om blue'? (yes/no/all/quit) all
Modifying task 61 'make selection bar color inverse, not white om blue'.
Modifying task 64 'look for tag or projects which have same word but case-variations'.
Modifying task 65 'look for out of range past and future dates'.
Modifying task 66 'look UUID dupes'.
Modifying task 71 'update reports oldest and newest'.
Modifying task 99 'stop screwing around with taskwarrior!'.
Modifying task 100 'test again Project thing'.
Modifying task 101 'yet another test'.
Modifying task 102 'the last task'.
Modifying task 104 '+test another test task'.
Modifying task 111 'clean the church'.
Modifying task 118 'look for dependency date-order errors'.
Modifying task 122 'on-launch-smart-context'.
Modifying task 123 'on-launch-smart-theme'.
Modifying task 73598345-6811-494c-8ee6-bd5fd8fd53fe 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
Modifying task a5e96238-94ab-4255-aa7b-c9df2479e46f 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task d54632f1-6697-4426-9d63-8d1ec3e778b4 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task 473686b1-4f57-47de-9013-3a16c13a3a75 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task e5e8c1ee-6540-4271-aa8c-47501837c8f6 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task 96339338-c148-4b74-9001-ffe5ca72f90a 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task a641dd27-ba36-4fb8-9a6b-76e43188c862 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task 37583844-0b2c-4793-9a41-dbc9552ddd38 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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Modifying task 91f32783-4241-4c4e-a05a-1dde078ae5c9 'test on-launch-tag_expire-hook script'.
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This is a recurring task.  Do you want to modify all pending recurrences of this same task? (yes/no) pleasee make it stop!
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djp@tigger:~$