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 Think of datasets as being like arrays, but with specific restrictions:
-  * You can't access any positions within the dataset (so, for instance, the ''%%1st%%'', ''%%2ndlast%%''
+  * You can't access any positions within the dataset (so, for instance, the ''%%1st%%'', ''%%2ndlast%%'' and ''%%last%%'' aren't available, although the ''%%length%%'' still is) and can only use ''%%contains%%'' and ''%%is in%%'' to see whether a value is inside (or, by using ''%%any%%'' and ''%%all%%'', many values).
-and ''%%last%%'' aren't available, although the ''%%length%%'' still is) and can only use ''%%contains%%''
+  * Datasets only contain unique values: adding the [[harlowe:string|string]] "Go" to a dataset already containing "Go" will do nothing.
-and ''%%is in%%'' to see whether a value is inside (or, by using ''%%any%%'' and ''%%all%%'', many values).
+  * Datasets are considered equal (by the ''%%is%%'' operator) if they have the same items, regardless of order (as they have no order).
-  * Datasets only contain unique values: adding the [[harlowe:string|string]] "Go" to a dataset already
-containing "Go" will do nothing.
-  * Datasets are considered equal (by the ''%%is%%'' operator) if they have the same items, regardless
-of order (as they have no order).
 These restrictions can be helpful in that they can stop programming mistakes from

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