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Subject: Re: Religious language (was: lisp dream)
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In article <Cy59LB.4tr@rheged.dircon.co.uk>
           simon@rheged.dircon.co.uk "Simon Brooke" writes:

> Well, I can't say I've ever dreamt in LisP, but I've frequently solved
> nasty algorithmic problems (in LisP of course) whilst meditating in
> Quaker Meetings for Worship. Perhaps this is an indication of the
> language that the great master program of the Universe is written in...

I was recently debugging some Lisp code late at night. As I awoke
the next morning, I found myself dreaming of the code, and editing
in some more. No, I didn't fix any bugs, but I did add a feature.
I was impressed later that day, when I discovered just how accuratelu
I had remembered the code while dreaming. Sadly, I could see no
practical value in adding the "feature".

> >"`Curiouser and curiouser', said Alice."

Just like all my dreams!
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