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From: Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Re: Lisp history: IF, etc.
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:37:05 -0600
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
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