On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:01 -0700, Charles Reiss wrote:
> Oh, I see you address the INVALID bit here. So easy counterargument:
> it is plainly NOT required for the CotC to assign the ID number 1 or
> any other invalid assignment. In fact, the CotC CANNOT do that and
> SHALL NOT do that (by virtue of being obliged to assign the smallest
> ID number possible, which cannot be done simulatenously with assigning
> an INVALID number).
Arguably, there are two requirements: the CotC SHALL assign an ID
number, and the CotC SHALL assign the smallest possible legal ID number.
The Monster was deputising based on the first, not on the second.
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