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+#lang prospect
+;; Demonstrate wildcard assertions.
+;; One actor asserts everything except at-meta assertions (which break
+;; the ground VM). It therefore *subscribes* to everything too.
+
+(require prospect/pretty)
+
+(spawn (lambda (e s)
+         (printf "Subscriber - Aggregate\n")
+         (prospect-pretty-print s)
+         (printf "Subscriber - Patch\n")
+         (prospect-pretty-print e)
+         (newline)
+         (if (patch? e)
+             (transition (update-interests s e) '())
+             #f))
+       (trie-empty)
+       (patch-seq (assert ?)
+                  (retract (at-meta ?))))
diff --git a/prospect/examples/example-wildcard-assertion-2.rkt b/prospect/examples/example-wildcard-assertion-2.rkt
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+#lang prospect
+;; Demonstrate almost-wildcard assertions.
+;; One actor subscribes to everything - and so initially sees itself.
+;; The other advertises everything except subscriptions and at-meta assertions.
+;; The first actor's aggregate view of the network then includes everything
+;; except at-meta assertions.
+
+(require prospect/pretty)
+
+(spawn (lambda (e s)
+         (printf "Subscriber - Aggregate\n")
+         (prospect-pretty-print s)
+         (printf "Subscriber - Patch\n")
+         (prospect-pretty-print e)
+         (newline)
+         (if (patch? e)
+             (transition (update-interests s e) '())
+             #f))
+       (trie-empty)
+       (sub ?))
+
+(spawn (lambda (e s)
+         (printf "Asserter\n")
+         (prospect-pretty-print e)
+         (newline)
+         #f)
+       (void)
+       (patch-seq (assert ?)
+                  (retract (observe ?))
+                  (retract (at-meta ?))))