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In article <A7n_6.4053$B7.628545@ruti.visi.com>,
David Thornley <thornley@visi.com> wrote:

[Complete contextectomy]

>Fortran has really lousy string handling.

Oddly enough, I'm using Fortran to write my epic sequel, 'The
Eigencave, Part 2 - 3i'. A sample transcript follows.

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> WEST

You have entered a dark place. It is pitch black. You are
likely to be eaten by round-off error.

> TURN ON LAMP

You are standing in a vast cavern, 3.3765277D02 feet in
diameter. There is a large ill-conditioned matrix here!

> TAKE EIGENVALUES

(from the matrix)

Ha-HA! They're imaginary!

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-- A.

