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   282    "Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work
   282    "Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work
   283    together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal
   283    together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal
   284    interface."
   284    interface."
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   286   -- Doug McIlroy
   286    -- Doug McIlroy
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   288 .. epigraph::
   288 .. epigraph::
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   290    #. You cannot tell where a program is going to spend its time. Bottlenecks
   290    #. You cannot tell where a program is going to spend its time. Bottlenecks
   291       occur in surprising places, so do not try to second guess and put in a speed
   291       occur in surprising places, so do not try to second guess and put in a speed