Unqualified id error message

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Please let me know how to fix this error message and what it means so I can get the code to run...
thanks
the code message and error code is below

Arduino: 1.8.19 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino Uno"

spaceship:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
1 int switchstate = 0;
^
spaceship:2:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
2 void setup() {
^
spaceship:10:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
8 void loop() {
^
spaceship:22:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
17 else // the button is pressed
^~
spaceship:24:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
19 digitalWrite(4, LOW);
^~
spaceship:25:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
20 digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
^~
spaceship:28:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
21 delay(250); // wait for a quarter second
^~
spaceship:29:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
22 // toggle the LEDS
^~
spaceship:31:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
24 digitalWrite(5, LOW);
^~
spaceship:32:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
25 delay(250); // wait for a quarter second
^~
spaceship:34:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant
26 }
^~
spaceship:34:4: error: expected declaration before '}' token
26 }
^
exit status 1
expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

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It looks like you copied the code from a page that has line numbers added. Remove the line numbers.

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