[maxmsp] Question: ABS reference example

I'm looking at the ABS object in the reference manual.  What I can't
determine is a) should I be getting output via noteout, and if yes , then
why not.
The pitch / velocity is registering through the notein, but I see no output
for "noteout".  By the way I hope I'm not posting to many beginner questions
here.

max v2;
#N vpatcher 15 55 381 455;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 68 160 29 9109513 - 127;
#P number 147 214 35 9 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P number 102 215 35 9 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P number 145 126 35 9 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P number 98 125 35 9 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 86 261 184 9109513 noteout;
#P newex 68 201 23 9109513 abs;
#P newex 78 89 182 9109513 notein;
#P fasten 0 0 7 0 83 142 73 142;
#P connect 7 0 1 0;
#P fasten 1 0 2 0 73 233 91 233;
#P fasten 5 0 2 0 107 243 91 243;
#P fasten 0 0 3 0 103 108;
#P fasten 0 1 4 0 169 118 150 118;
#P fasten 0 1 2 1 169 118 196 118 196 237 178 237;
#P fasten 6 0 2 1 152 240 178 240;
#P fasten 0 2 2 2 255 216 265 216;
#P pop;

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