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--- a/source/lex.tex
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@@ -39,17 +39,8 @@
 called a \defnadj{preprocessing}{translation unit}.
 \begin{note}
 A \Cpp{} program need not all be translated at the same time.
-\end{note}
-
-\pnum
-\begin{note}
-Previously translated translation units can be preserved individually or in libraries.
-The separate translation units of a program communicate\iref{basic.link} by (for example)
-calls to functions whose identifiers have external or module linkage,
-manipulation of objects whose identifiers have external or module linkage, or
-manipulation of data files. Translation units can be separately
-translated and then later linked to produce an executable
-program\iref{basic.link}.
+Translation units can be separately translated and then later linked
+to produce an executable program\iref{basic.link}.
 \end{note}
 \indextext{compilation!separate|)}
 
@@ -207,6 +198,13 @@
 entities and any external representation. The description is conceptual
 only, and does not specify any particular implementation.
 \end{note}
+\begin{note}
+Previously translated translation units can be preserved individually or in libraries.
+The separate translation units of a program communicate\iref{basic.link} by (for example)
+calls to functions whose identifiers have external or module linkage,
+manipulation of objects whose identifiers have external or module linkage, or
+manipulation of data files.
+\end{note}
 
 While the tokens constituting translation units
 are being analyzed and translated,