violetness on "Parse Error on Post View"

I get this error when I click on my post title to view it as a page:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?' in /home/vanessa/public_html/wp-content/themes/three-column-colorfull/single.php on line 17

This is the single post code:

<?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="wrapper">
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/left-sidebar.php"); ?>
<div id="content">

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="navigation">
<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_post_link('« %link') ?></div>
<div class="alignright"><?php next_post_link('%link »') ?></div>
</div>

<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<div class="permalink">" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></div>

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content<?php the_content(); ?>

<?php link_pages('<p>Pages: ', '</p>', 'number'); ?>
</div> </div>
<p class="postmetadata">
<small>
This entry was posted

on <?php the_time('l, F jS, Y') ?> at <?php the_time() ?>
and is filed under <?php the_category(', ') ?>.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the <?php comments_rss_link('RSS 2.0'); ?> feed.

<?php if (('open' == $post-> comment_status) && ('open' == $post->ping_status)) {
// Both Comments and Pings are open ?>
You can leave a response, or " rel="trackback">trackback from your own site.

<?php } elseif (!('open' == $post-> comment_status) && ('open' == $post->ping_status)) {
// Only Pings are Open ?>
Responses are currently closed, but you can " rel="trackback">trackback from your own site.

<?php } elseif (('open' == $post-> comment_status) && !('open' == $post->ping_status)) {
// Comments are open, Pings are not ?>
You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

<?php } elseif (!('open' == $post-> comment_status) && !('open' == $post->ping_status)) {
// Neither Comments, nor Pings are open ?>
Both comments and pings are currently closed.

<?php } edit_post_link('Edit this entry.','',''); ?>

</small>
</p>

<?php comments_template(); ?>

<?php endwhile; else: ?>

<p>Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.</p>

<?php endif; ?>

</div>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Can anyone help with this?