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"Object"
     Any Scheme data object.

"Instance"
     An instance of the OO system; an "object".

"Operation"
     A METHOD.

_Notes:_
     The object system supports multiple inheritance.  An instance can
     inherit from 0 or more ancestors.  In the case of multiple
     inherited operations with the same identity, the operation used is
     that from the first ancestor which contains it (in the ancestor
     `let').  An operation may be applied to any Scheme data
     object--not just instances.  As code which creates instances is
     just code, there are no "classes" and no meta-ANYTHING.  Method
     dispatch is by a procedure call a la CLOS rather than by `send'
     syntax a la Smalltalk.

_Disclaimer:_
     There are a number of optimizations which can be made.  This
     implementation is expository (although performance should be quite
     reasonable).  See the L&FP paper for some suggestions.