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@@ -191,14 +191,6 @@
     | print a
     = [c=7,d=7]
     = [c=4,d=7]
-
-The main program is a block.  If it is unsaturated, no execution occurs
-at all.
-
-    | print string "hello"
-    | a := 14
-    | b := c
-    = 
 
 Variables cannot generally be accessed from an unsaturated store.