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Still another way to define displayFatCalories is to use Smalltalk's cascading feature. To use cascading, you write out an expression, followed by a semicolon, followed by an expression with an implied receiver:

    Receiver carried forward 
   *-----------------------* 
   |                       v 
--------- 
receiver first message; second message 
                        ^ 
                        *-- Signals cascading