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==task clarification==
I assume we are to code programs to handle the general case, not just the file specified/mandated to be used as a test case.
 
What is a "word"?
 
What letters can be included in a word?
<br>There are a lot of French accented letters in the prescribed text, but are we to be limited to &nbsp; ''just'' &nbsp; the French accented letters?
<br>German? &nbsp; &nbsp; Czech? &nbsp; &nbsp; Which dialects of Greek? &nbsp; &nbsp; Logographic kanji? &nbsp; &nbsp; Kana?
 
What other characters can be included in a word?
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What about split words across lines &nbsp; (if there are possi-
<br>blebly if anypresent)?
 
Are words that contain an apostrophe to be included &nbsp; (such as '''let'''&apos;'''s''')?
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Should we also use the prologue and epilogue of the &nbsp; ''Project Gutenberg'' &nbsp; along with the book's text?
 
Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to have a simple (and complete) text file to download &nbsp; [with no (de-)assembly, editing, or editingtext massaging required]?
 
-- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 03:08, 16 August 2017 (UTC)