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A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.

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Free Such Thing Variable
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Bittersweet End Fun Least Often Pass Philosophy Program Toward
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Advance Crumble End Justify Often Structure Survive Technique
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Compute Failure Get Mean Shorter Time
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Computer Field Fun Hope Lose Science Sense
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Describe Picture Ten Thousand Word Worth
You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Can Know Learn Sure Write
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Artificial Believe Enough God Intelligence Spent
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Another Constant Man Variable
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Affect Language Program Think Worth
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Bloom Computer Flower Fortean Grow Hardy Occasionally Weed
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Deal Easy Failure
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Cast Die never Programmer Void
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Banality Nerve Our
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Inevitable People Poorly Program Think
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