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<h1>Chapter I: The Inform Language</h1>
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Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears
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to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.<br>
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— from the letters of Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
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<h2><a href="s1.html">§1</a> Routines</h2>
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<h2><a href="s2.html">§2</a> The state of play</h2>
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