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There is a fairly basic feature called set-selective-display which is
bound to `C-x $'.  Let me quote from the manual:

   "To hide lines, type `C-x $' (`set-selective-display') with a
   numeric argument N.  Then lines with at least N columns of
   indentation disappear from the screen.  The only indication of
   their presence is that three dots (`...') appear at the end of each
   visible line that is followed by one or more hidden ones."

It's simple, but it might work surprisingly well.

-Knut

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