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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

[...]

> I don't have a roadmap, but I have a variant of [approximately] the
> same algorithm implemented in the style that is closer to your
> preferences:  implicit bookkeeping by recursion instead of explicit
> lists and back-trace pointers.  I even borrowed the name "seen" from the
> code of your friend.
>
> [..code..]

I appreciate the response.  It will take me some time to look
at this, and so I'm not sure when I can get to it.