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  29 <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>TaskProxy<span class="Apple-tab-span">        </span></b></span><span class="s2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">        </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span><b>event stream reference</b></p>
  30 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  31 <p class="p1">superclass: PatternProxy</p>
  32 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  33 <p class="p1">Keeps a reference to a task (time pattern) that can be replaced while playing.</p>
  34 <p class="p1">It plays on when the old stream ended and a new stream is set and schedules the changes to the beat.</p>
  35 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  36 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  37 <p class="p1">related: <a href="Tdef.html"><span class="s3">Tdef</span></a></p>
  38 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  39 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  40 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span>*new(source)</b></p>
  41 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>create a new instance with a function (the source).</p>
  42 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>the source should be a <b><i>routine function</i></b> (see <b>Tdef</b>) or a <b><i>pattern</i></b> of time values.</p>
  43 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  44 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>*default</b></p>
  45 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>a default source, if none is given. the default is a loop that does nothing with a 1.0 beat wait time</p>
  46 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  47 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  48 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span>source_(obj)</b></p>
  49 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>set the source. If a quantization is given, schedule this change to the next beat</p>
  50 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>the object is a <b><i>routine function, </i></b>which is evaluated in a protected way, so that</p>
  51 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>failure will notify the proxy that it has stopped.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
  52 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>The object can also be a <b><i>pattern</i></b> of time values.</p>
  53 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  54 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>clear</b><span class="Apple-tab-span">        </span>set the source to nil</p>
  55 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  56 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span>quant_(beats)</b></p>
  57 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>set the quantization value. can be a pair [quant, offset]</p>
  58 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  59 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span>quant</b></p>
  60 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>get the quantization value</p>
  61 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  62 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span>*defaultQuant_(beats)</b></p>
  63 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>set the default quantization value for the class. (default: 1.0)</p>
  64 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>can be a pair [quant, offset]</p>
  65 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  66 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>condition_(func)</b></p>
  67 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>provide a condition under which the pattern is switched when a new one is inserted.</p>
  68 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>the stream value and a count is passed into the function.</p>
  69 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>the methods <b>count_(n) </b>simply counts up to n and switches the pattern then</p>
  70 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  71 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>reset</b><span class="Apple-tab-span">        </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  72 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>switch the pattern immediately. (stuck conditions can be subverted by this)</p>
  73 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  74 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>envir_(event)</b></p>
  75 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>provide a default environment for the proxy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
  76 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>If given,<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>it is used as an environment for the routine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
  77 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>function. When set for the first time, the routine pattern is rebuilt.</p>
  78 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  79 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>set(key, val, key2, val2, ...)</b></p>
  80 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>set arguments in the environment.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
  81 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>If there is none, it is created and the routine pattern is rebuilt.</p>
  82 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  83 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>endless</b></p>
  84 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>returns a Proutine that plays the proxy endlessly, replacing <b>nil</b> with a <b>default</b></p>
  85 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>value (1 s. wait time). This allows to create streams that idle on until a new pattern is inserted.</p>
  86 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  87 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  88 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  89 <p class="p3"><br></p>
  90 <p class="p1"><b><i>a) using it as stream reference</i></b></p>
  91 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  92 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>source_<span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span></b></p>
  93 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></b>set the routine function / pattern (internally done by *new(key, obj)</p>
  94 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
  95 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  96 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>embedInStream(inval)</b></p>
  97 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></b>just like any stream, embeds itself in stream</p>
  98 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  99 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
 100 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
 101 <p class="p1"><b><i>b) using it as EventStreamPlayer</i></b></p>
 102 <p class="p3"><br></p>
 103 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>play(clock, protoEvent, quant)</b></p>
 104 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>starts the TaskProxy and creates a player.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 105 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>if you want to play multiple instances, use <b>.playOnce(clock, protoEvent, quant)</b></p>
 106 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>quant </b>can be an array of [quant, phase]</p>
 107 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
 108 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>stop</b></p>
 109 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>stops the player</p>
 110 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
 111 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>player</b><span class="Apple-tab-span">       </span></p>
 112 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>the current player (if the TaskProxy is simply used in other streams this is nil)</p>
 113 <p class="p3"><br></p>
 114 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>pause / resume / reset / mute / unmute</b></p>
 115 <p class="p1"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span">  </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></b>perform player method<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 116 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
 117 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><b>isPlaying</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 118 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>returns true if TaskProxy is running.</p>
 119 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>if a TaskProxy is playing and its stream ends, it will schedule a stream for playing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 120 <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>as soon as a new one is assigned to it.</p>
 121 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></p>
 122 <p class="p3"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
 123 <p class="p3"><br></p>
 124 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 125 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 126 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 127 <p class="p1"><b><i>a) using TaskProxy as a player</i></b></p>
 128 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 129 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 130 <p class="p4">// create an empty Tdef and play it.</p>
 131 <p class="p5">x = <span class="s4">TaskProxy</span>.new;</p>
 132 <p class="p5">x.play;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 133 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 134 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 135 <p class="p5">x.source =<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>{ loop { <span class="s5">"ggggggggggggggggg9999ggg999ggg999gg"</span>.scramble.postln; 0.5.wait; } };</p>
 136 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 137 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 138 <p class="p5">x.source = { loop { <span class="s5">"---------////----------------------"</span>.scramble.postln; 0.25.wait; } };</p>
 139 <p class="p5">x.source = { loop { <span class="s4">thisThread</span>.seconds.postln; 1.wait; } };</p>
 140 <p class="p5">x.source = { loop { <span class="s4">thisThread</span>.seconds.postln; 1.01.wait; } };</p>
 141 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 142 <p class="p5"><span class="s4">TempoClock</span>.default.tempo = 2;</p>
 143 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 144 <p class="p5">x.source = { <span class="s5">"the end"</span>.postln };</p>
 145 <p class="p5">x.source = { <span class="s5">"one more"</span>.postln };</p>
 146 <p class="p5">x.source = { 10.do { <span class="s5">"ten more"</span>.scramble.postln; 0.25.wait; } };</p>
 147 <p class="p5">x.source = { loop { <span class="s5">"many more"</span>.scramble.postln; 0.25.wait; } };</p>
 148 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 149 <p class="p5"><span class="s4">TempoClock</span>.default.tempo = 1;</p>
 150 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 151 <p class="p5">x.stop;</p>
 152 <p class="p5">x.play;</p>
 153 <p class="p5">x.stop;</p>
 154 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 155 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 156 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 157 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 158 <p class="p4">// sound example</p>
 159 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 160 <p class="p5">(</p>
 161 <p class="p4">// load a synthdef</p>
 162 <p class="p5">s.boot;</p>
 163 <p class="p6"><span class="s4">SynthDef</span><span class="s6">(</span>"pdef_grainlet"<span class="s6">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
 164 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>{ <span class="s4">arg</span> out=0, freq=440, sustain=0.05;</p>
 165 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="s4">var</span> env;</p>
 166 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>env = <span class="s4">EnvGen</span>.kr(<span class="s4">Env</span>.perc(0.01, sustain, 0.3), doneAction:2);</p>
 167 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span><span class="s4">Out</span>.ar(out, <span class="s4">SinOsc</span>.ar(freq, 0, env))</p>
 168 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>}).store;</p>
 169 <p class="p5">)</p>
 170 <p class="p5">x.play;</p>
 171 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 172 <p class="p5">(</p>
 173 <p class="p5">x.source = {<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 174 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>loop {</p>
 175 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>s.sendMsg(<span class="s5">"/s_new"</span>, <span class="s5">"pdef_grainlet"</span>, -1,0,0, <span class="s7">\freq</span>, rrand(600, 640));</p>
 176 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>0.1.wait;</p>
 177 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>}</p>
 178 <p class="p5">}</p>
 179 <p class="p5">)</p>
 180 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 181 <p class="p5">(</p>
 182 <p class="p5">x.source = {<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 183 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="s4">var</span> x;</p>
 184 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = <span class="s4">Pseries</span>(300, 20, 100).loop.asStream;</p>
 185 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>loop {</p>
 186 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>s.sendMsg(<span class="s5">"/s_new"</span>, <span class="s5">"pdef_grainlet"</span>, -1,0,0, <span class="s7">\freq</span>, x.next);</p>
 187 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>0.05.wait;</p>
 188 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>}</p>
 189 <p class="p5">}</p>
 190 <p class="p5">)</p>
 191 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 192 <p class="p5">(</p>
 193 <p class="p5">x.source = {<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 194 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="s4">var</span> x;</p>
 195 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = <span class="s4">Plazy</span> { <span class="s4">Pseries</span>(300 + 300.rand, 10 + 30.rand, 10 + 30.rand) }.loop.asStream;</p>
 196 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>loop {</p>
 197 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>s.sendMsg(<span class="s5">"/s_new"</span>, <span class="s5">"pdef_grainlet"</span>, -1,0,0, <span class="s7">\freq</span>, x.next);</p>
 198 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>0.05.wait;</p>
 199 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>}</p>
 200 <p class="p5">}</p>
 201 <p class="p5">)</p>
 202 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 203 <p class="p4">// metronome</p>
 204 <p class="p5">(</p>
 205 <p class="p7"><span class="s6">y = </span>TaskProxy<span class="s6"> {<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
 206 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>loop { s.sendMsg(<span class="s5">"/s_new"</span>, <span class="s5">"pdef_grainlet"</span>, -1,0,0, <span class="s7">\freq</span>, 1500); 1.wait; }<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 207 <p class="p5">};</p>
 208 <p class="p5">y.play;</p>
 209 <p class="p5">)</p>
 210 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 211 <p class="p4">// play ending stream once</p>
 212 <p class="p5">(</p>
 213 <p class="p5">x.source = {<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 214 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="s4">var</span> x, dt;</p>
 215 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>dt = [0.1, 0.125, 0.05].choose;</p>
 216 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = <span class="s4">Plazy</span> { <span class="s4">Pseries</span>(1300 + 300.rand, 110 + 130.rand, 16) }.asStream;</p>
 217 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x.do { <span class="s4">arg</span> item;</p>
 218 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>s.sendMsg(<span class="s5">"/s_new"</span>, <span class="s5">"pdef_grainlet"</span>, -1,0,0, <span class="s7">\freq</span>, item);</p>
 219 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span>dt.wait;</p>
 220 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>}</p>
 221 <p class="p5">}</p>
 222 <p class="p5">)</p>
 223 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 224 <p class="p5">... and so on ...</p>
 225 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 226 <p class="p5">x.stop;</p>
 227 <p class="p5">y.stop;</p>
 228 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 229 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 230 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 231 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 232 <p class="p1"><b><i>b) embedding TaskProxy into other Tasks / Routines</i></b></p>
 233 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 234 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 235 <p class="p5">(</p>
 236 <p class="p5">#a, c = { <span class="s4">TaskProxy</span>.new } ! 2;</p>
 237 <p class="p5">a.source = { <span class="s5">"one"</span>.postln; 1.wait; <span class="s5">"two"</span>.postln };</p>
 238 <p class="p5">c.source = { <span class="s4">var</span> z; z = <span class="s4">Synth</span>(<span class="s7">\default</span>); 0.5.wait; z.release };</p>
 239 <p class="p5">r = <span class="s4">Task</span> {</p>
 240 <p class="p6"><span class="s6"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>"counting..."<span class="s6">.postln;</span></p>
 241 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>2.wait;</p>
 242 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>a.embedInStream;</p>
 243 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>1.wait;</p>
 244 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>c.embedInStream;</p>
 245 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="s5">"done."</span>.postln;</p>
 246 <p class="p5">};</p>
 247 <p class="p5">)</p>
 248 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 249 <p class="p4"><span class="s6">r.play; </span>// play a stream</p>
 250 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 251 <p class="p5">c.source = { <span class="s4">var</span> z; z = <span class="s4">Synth</span>(<span class="s7">\default</span>, [<span class="s7">\freq</span>, 300]); 1.5.wait; z.release }; <span class="s8">// change the def</span></p>
 252 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 253 <p class="p5">r.reset;</p>
 254 <p class="p5">r.play;</p>
 255 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 256 <p class="p4">// of course TaskProxies can be used in other Tdefs:</p>
 257 <p class="p5">(</p>
 258 <p class="p5">b = <span class="s4">TaskProxy</span>.new;</p>
 259 <p class="p5">b.source = {</p>
 260 <p class="p6"><span class="s6"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>"counting..."<span class="s6">.postln;</span></p>
 261 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>2.wait;</p>
 262 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>a.embedInStream;</p>
 263 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>1.wait;</p>
 264 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>c.embedInStream;</p>
 265 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span><span class="s5">"done."</span>.postln;</p>
 266 <p class="p5">};</p>
 267 <p class="p5">)</p>
 268 <p class="p5">b.playOnce;</p>
 269 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 270 <p class="p4">// if one wants to branch off a stream in a separate thread, asStream is used.</p>
 271 <p class="p5">(</p>
 272 <p class="p7">Routine<span class="s6"> {</span></p>
 273 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>c.asStream.play;</p>
 274 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>0.1.wait;</p>
 275 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>c.asStream.play;</p>
 276 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>0.1.wait;</p>
 277 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>a.asStream.play;</p>
 278 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 279 <p class="p5">}.play;</p>
 280 <p class="p5">)</p>
 281 <p class="p2"><br></p>
 282 </body>
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