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// I can't rememberif he actually called them an
// abomination, but at the same time, onewas left
// with the feeling that he might have.

Geoff's explanation to me a long time ago wasn't quite as emotional, but was=
 quite helpful for understanding what was actually going on:

"They're not 'keep alives'. They're 'make deads'."