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Rewording for "make an intervention".

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* doc/ref/compiler.texi (Extending the Compiler): Rephrase first sentence.
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@ -852,13 +852,12 @@ for more information about the Brainfuck language itself.
@node Extending the Compiler
@subsection Extending the Compiler
At this point, we break with the impersonal tone of the rest of the
manual, and make an intervention. Admit it: if you've read this far into
the compiler internals manual, you are a junkie. Perhaps a course at
your university left you unsated, or perhaps you've always harbored a
desire to hack the holy of computer science holies: a compiler. Well
you're in good company, and in a good position. Guile's compiler needs
your help.
At this point we take a detour from the impersonal tone of the rest of
the manual. Admit it: if you've read this far into the compiler
internals manual, you are a junkie. Perhaps a course at your university
left you unsated, or perhaps you've always harbored a desire to hack the
holy of computer science holies: a compiler. Well you're in good
company, and in a good position. Guile's compiler needs your help.
There are many possible avenues for improving Guile's compiler.
Probably the most important improvement, speed-wise, will be some form