I get

   set  NB. Argument y should be a box or list of boxes
[: /:~ ~.
   set 0;1
+-+-+
|0|1|
+-+-+
   set <0
+-+
|0|
+-+
   set <''  NB. no space between quotes
++
||
++
   set <' '  NB. space between quotes
+-+
| |
+-+

Also

   '' -: set ''  NB. No space between quotes in either pair of them
1

Here the argument to verb set is an empty list which I can regard as a list of 
boxes.

--Kip Murray

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> On Nov 19, 2013, at 5:15 AM, Brian Schott <[email protected]> wrote:

   .  .  .

> In both proposals a difficulty arises with the execution of the following
> instruction because a set with the sole element "blank" is different from
> Empty. But I don't know a remedy.
> 
>   set <''
> 
> 
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