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@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ with a ".h" suffix that contains definitions of global variables and types that
 are used by each of the module files. LDI, short for "logical data integration",
 is a collection of tools that make it possible to define this behavior in
 another way. First, the ".h" file is replaced with a relational database schema
-that abstracts all data relevant to the process or thread, including local heap
-memory data with the low level interface defined by the ".h" file. And second,
-each of the ".c" module files is replaced with a ".sql" version in which all
-data manipulation in the bodies of C functions and procedures is re-coded by
-using a variant of the static embedded SQL protocol.
+that abstracts all data relevant to the process or threads. This includes all
+local heap-memory data with the low level interface defined by the ".h" file.
+And second, each of the ".c" module files is replaced with a ".sql" version in
+which all data manipulation in the bodies of C functions and procedures is
+re-coded by using a variant of the static embedded SQL protocol.
 
 Note that each of the tools comprising the LDI system define the behavior of
 such a process or thread, and are therefore also coded in this manner. Thus, the
-tools themselves also constitute important benchmarks for their own evaluation.
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+tools themselves are benchmarks for their own evaluation.
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