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> Mmm, yes, you're right.  But this means that I'm not clever enough to see
> through those nested statements.  I need to unroll them before they make
> sense to me.

Don't think so operationally.  Instead take a step back and only consider
the things you know for sure: right after the while loop the condition is
nil.


        Stefan