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197: Mainline

In Segment 196, fat, carbohydrate, and protein are abbreviated to f, c and p in fCalories, cCalories, and pCalories. But as you learned in Segment 103, the names really should be fatCalories, carbohydrateCalories, and proteinCalories, because Smalltalk programmers generally avoid abbreviations. In this book, however, names must fit into programs that fit into the dimensions of the page. Accordingly, some names depart from standard Smalltalk programming practice.