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   dxf  writes:   
   >> But aren't 'locals' actually PICK/ROLL in disguise?   
   > Do PICK/ROLL skim all the values off the stack and stuff them in   
   > variables to be later popped on and off the stack like a yo-yo?   
      
   Locals can be (and I thought usually are) implemented with the   
   equivalent of PICK and POST, on either the R stack or a separate L   
   stack.  ROLL is different, "n ROLL" actually shuffles n items around and   
   in most situations seems kind of nuts.   
      
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