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From: north@hector.UUCP (Stephen C. North)
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Subject: Re: yet another new TeX user aghast at the "TeXBook" !!!!!!
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Date: 26 Apr 89 19:34:27 GMT
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>  That it is not suitable for tyros is not even interesting.

That's not what Knuth says in the preface.
Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus!