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From: Fraser Wilson <blancolioni@blancolioni.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada 0x Wish List
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In article <3A89AFC9.A218FF2@mindspring.com>,
Larry Hazel  <lhazel@mindspring.com> wrote:

>A Trim function is a piece of cake.

Well, I know, but don't you think that the function I should be
writing is the one that adds a space when I want it?  Indeed,
it wouldn't even be a function.

Sticking space on the front of the images of positive integers
feels arbitrary.

Fraser.
(obviously, this is not a big deal, just something that irritates me)