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Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.

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Acquire Attention Critical Detail Devote Fun Make Organization Plan Self
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Against Children Education Go Grain Modern Program Teach
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Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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