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> 
>     Ah, indeed!  nul/NUL == ascii.  'nil' should removed from our vocabulary.
> 

	NIL or nil, is the nil pointer from lisp.  lisp is often the
first time many people start to understans that data can drive
programs.  this is a good thing.

jmb


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