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I had the pleasure of reading this paper during a computer security course. To complement the paper, the prof gave us the task of writing a 2-level polyglot quine (a program in language X that outputs a program in language Y, which outputs the original program). It was my first exposure to quines, let alone polyglot quines, so you can imagine how much I struggled. This paper will always remind me of the frustrations I experienced, and the brilliance of the moment when the "trick" finally clicked for me.