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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Andreas, I don't think bitAnd: SmallInteger maxValue or something like that is a good hash.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If a proposed good hash is more expensive than aLargeInt \\ aSmallInt, we might as well use</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>LargeInteger>>hash</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>^self</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>and let Sets and Dictionaries deal with the "big value" by doing \\ as usual.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Just my 2 cents,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Andres.</FONT>
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