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+                              M.I.A. Files
+                              ------------
+
+
+Several folks have asked about the files that inevitably disappear from one
+SNIPPETS release to the next.  Some have gone so far as to suggest I include
+a brief rationale within SNIPPETS.NDX why each deleted entry (marked with a
+'-' in the first column) was dropped.  This would be impractical since
+SNIPPETS.NDX is more than a simple index - it also acts as the control file
+for SNIPDIFF.  A such it is maintained by a separate program and its entries
+read in order when producing SNIPDIFF.  More importantly, its file
+verification tag is computed during the automatic maintenance cycle.
+
+In other words, it's more work than I want to tackle right now, OK?
+
+This file is therefore a separate list of all the files deleted from SNIPPETS
+since the last release along with the reason they were removed:
+
+Dow.H       : Bug in early 21st century - replaced by function in SCALDATE.C
+Dd_Struc.C  : Renamed DD_STRUCT.H
+Figets.C    : Buggy, not yet fixed