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@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ pointers into words, it's best to order them low to high when using
them to navigate. Otherwise, the trie will quickly become tall and
narrow; pessimal for efficiency.
+*Erratum: The previous paragraph is bogus, since this optimization
+would break the sort order. We must live with tall trees.*
+
Of course, 16-bit pointers are easy. Let's see how we can actually
implement this strategy in Meta Alloc.