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The program we are about to write in a "modern" computing language (i.e. javascript/p5js) is a modified version of [Nick Montfort](https://nickm.com)'s letter.py source code written in python. Montfort's letter.py was based on Noah Wardrip-Fruin's article ["Digital Media Archaeology."](https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520948518-016/html) The program we are about to write in a "modern" computing language (i.e. javascript/p5js) is a modified version of [Nick Montfort](https://nickm.com)'s letter.py source code written in python. Montfort's letter.py was based on Noah Wardrip-Fruin's article ["Digital Media Archaeology."](https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520948518-016/html)
### Love Letters' structure ### An Archaeology of Love Letters' structure
First, let's have a look at love letters to see what they look like. David Link has generated an [archive of simulated letters](http://www.alpha60.de/art/love_letters/archive/muc/). First, let's have a look at love letters to see what they look like. David Link has generated an [archive of simulated letters](http://www.alpha60.de/art/love_letters/archive/muc/).
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MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + .
In terms of the sequence of sentences, we can notice that So we have two types of sentences:
1. the short form MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . always follows the other short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . * long form: ```determiner``` + ```noun``` + ```adverb``` + ```verb``` + ```determiner``` + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + .
* short form: YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . OR MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + .
In terms of sentences sequencing we notice that:
1. the short form MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . always follows the other short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . This short form never follows the long form.
2. short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . is never followed by the same short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . 2. short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + . is never followed by the same short form YOU ARE MY + ```adjective``` + ```noun``` + .