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\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\section{Units of meaning -- Packets}
\section{Units of speach -- Packets}
Linguistic information is encoded into packets. A packet is of the following
form
\begin{description}
\item[Recipient Identification] is a complete international phone number without
the national escape (length is variable, but numbers are prefix-unique). The
number \z{\#} is used for broadcast.
\item[Sender Information] is a complete international phone number without the
national escape (length is variable, but numbers are prefix-unique).
\item[Sequence number] The number of packets transmitted previously between
the two parties (so that they may be reordered if the arrive out-of-order).
(over 3 tones decimal)
\item[Packet Type] one tone
\begin{description}
\item[\z1] Semantic packet
\item[\z\#] Litteral string
\item[\z*] Grammar packet
\item[\z0] Continuation
\end{description}
\item[Data Length] 2 tone decimal, in tones, less than or equal to 32.
\item[Data] contents of the packets
\end{description}
Semantic information is encoded into packets. A packet can be of 5 types: {\bf
Semantic}, {\bf Proper Noun}, {\bf Syntactic}, {\bf Continuation} and {\bf
Variable}. A packet is a sequences of coniguous tones surrounded by blanks.
additionally individual packets have a maximal length of 20 tones. If a
packet's information would exceed that length limit, the extra data shall be
included in one or more continuation packets (see \ref{continuation}).
Should the data of a packet not fit within 32 tones, you shall use a
continuation packet.
\subsection{Semantic Packet}
A semantic packet is a packet encoding a concept. It uses the Universal Decimal
Clasification to encode the topics. Numeric values are encoded with their
appropriate digit, dots are encoded with \z*, colons are encoded with \z{\#\#}, double colons are encoded with \z{\#*}, square brackets are encoded with \z{A} and \z{B}, parens are encoded with \z{C} and \z{D}, plus is encoded as \z{\#A}, slash is encoded as \z{\#B}, star is encoded as \z{\#C}, quote is ecoded as \z{\#D}, dash is encoded as \z{\#0} and equals is encoded as \z{\#1}.
A semantic packet is a packet encoding a concept. Its format is that of the
Universal Decimal Clasification with the periods omitted to encode the topics.
Numeric values are encoded with their appropriate digit, colons are encoded as
\z{C*}, parens are encoded as \z{A*} and \z{A\#}, brackets are encoded as \z{B*}
and \b{B\#}, quotes are encoded as \z{C\#}, dash is encoded as \z{D*}, equals is
encoded as \z{D\#} and plus is encoded as a lone \z\#.
A reference to a variable (see \ref{variables}) is to be included in between \z{**}. The variable prefix is omitted in that use.
A reference to a variable (see \ref{variables}) is to be included in between \z{*}.
Non-UDC notation is to be included as a variable refering to a proper noun representing the string to be included and with the qualifier of \z{*}.
Non-UDC notation is to be included as a variable refering to a litteral string
containing the data to be included.
An abbriged summary of the UDC classification containing every topic number and every construct used in the examples and the translation is available in Apendix \ref{udcsummary}. A more complete summary is available online at \url{https://udcsummary.info/}. The full specification can be obtained from the UDC consortium (by paying a substantial amount of money) or can probably be consulted at your nearest library.
\newpage
\subsection{Proper Nouns}
\subsection{Litteral string packets}
A proper noun packet is encoded as follows:
The Data of a proper noun pack
\begin{enumerate}
\item Two Stars (\z{**})
\item The length of the encoding of the proper noun in tones, expressed as an
@ -185,12 +209,7 @@ bit like pronouns but can refer to any construct of the language. They are
formed by two Octothorpes followed by the identifier of the variables composed
of up to 18 digits.
\section{Actually communicating -- Flow control and error correction}
The packets previously documented are only the encapsulated semantic meaning of
language. An actual conversation would use the following flow control language:
A discussion is initiated by a
\section{Ordering things around -- Syntax}
\section{Sample Texts}
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