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On 4/22/21 10:55 AM, Stephen Leake wrote:
> 
> In this case, the point of the package is precisely to provide a list,

The purpose of the package is to provide lists, not a single list.

> implemented by an actual list. It's not a "bag" or some other "generic
> container". That would be a at higher level, where the type would be
> "bag" or "generic_container".

Yes, that's why it's a List's Handle (Lists.Handle), something that lets you 
manipulate a list without knowing how it's implemented.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Why, the Mayflower was full of Fireflies, and a few
horseflies, too. The Fireflies were on the upper deck,
and the horseflies were on the Fireflies."
Duck Soup
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