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I could argue that, with the exception of the way LISP interfaces with the outside world, we have now met all its main features. It is possible, as I have already hinted, to build any function from head, tail, append and cons. However, the results would be pretty cryptic (especially if head and tail are replaced with the more conventional car and cdr.
“But wait a bit,” the Oysters cried, “Before we have our chat; For some of us are out of breath, And all of us are fat!”
Through the Looking-Glass
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Jones, R., Maynard, C., Stewart, I. (1990). A Look Back (and Forward). In: The Art of Lisp Programming. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1719-3_5
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