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Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes
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for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move
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<P>...Gustave Flaubert (<B>1821</B>--<B>1880</B>)</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<TR><TD Valign="top"><A HREF="section1.html">Section 1</A><TD><B>The language of routines</B><BR>
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<TR><TD Valign="top"><A HREF="section2.html">Section 2</A><TD><B>The language of data</B><BR>
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<TR><TD Valign="top"><A HREF="section3.html">Section 3</A><TD><B>The language of objects</B><BR>
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<A HREF="chapter1.html">Chapter I</A> / <A HREF="chapter2.html">Chapter II</A> / <A HREF="chapter3.html">Chapter III</A> / <A HREF="chapter4.html">Chapter IV</A> / <A HREF="chapter5.html">Chapter V</A> / <A HREF="chapter6.html">Chapter VI</A> / <A HREF="chapterA.html">Appendix</A><HR><SMALL><I>Mechanically translated to HTML from third edition as revised 16 May 1997. Copyright © Graham Nelson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997: all rights reserved.</I></SMALL></BODY></HTML>