Brian, it is possible for a set to be an element of another set.  set <''  with 
no space between the quotes is the set whose only element is  '' , the empty 
set.  (Again no space between the quotes).  This is analogous to set <2 being 
the set whose only element is the number 2 .  --Kip

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> On Nov 19, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Kip,
> 
> Yes, I agree with what you get. I am a little unsure of the meaning of `set
> <''` but I am guessing it means a set of a blank or non character, which is
> different from Empty, the empty set.
> 
> And so I suppose it might be worthwhile to make the point that all sets in
> your system, except the empty set, are boxed. And I think you do make that
> point, but it was a little hard for me to learn.
> 
> I think I prefer the newer system, so far.
> 
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