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Correct the incorrect cleam that Null implements Object
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specification/dartLangSpec.tex

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Attempting to instantiate \code{Null} causes a compile-time error.
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It is a compile-time error for a class to extend, mix in or implement
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\code{Null}.
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The \code{Null} class extends the \code{Object} class
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and declares no methods except those also declared by \code{Object}.
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%% Deep weasel talk here: The clean model would be to have a sealed top class
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%% `Any`, with `Null` and `Object` as the immediate subtypes. The only
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%% special rule we would then need would be that `Any <: Object?`.
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The \code{Null} class implements the same member signatures
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as the \code{Object} class.
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\commentary{%
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The null object has primitive equality

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