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@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ Again, we've left some gaps. (The use of `type` for the first line in Haskell an
 
 15. Choose one of these languages and fill in the gaps to complete the definition.
 
+<a id="occurs_free"></a>
+
 16. Write a function `occurs_free` that has the following type:
 
         occurs_free : identifier -> lambda_term -> bool
@@ -329,7 +331,9 @@ any type `α`, as long as your function is of type `α -> α` and you have a bas
         -- Or this:
         let sysf_true = (\y n -> y) :: Sysf_bool a
 
-            :set -XExplicitForAll
+    Note that in both OCaml and Haskell code, the generalization `∀α` on the free type variable `α` is implicit. If you really want to, you can supply it explicitly in Haskell by saying:
+
+        :set -XExplicitForAll
         let { sysf_true :: forall a. Sysf_bool a; ... }
         -- or
         let { sysf_true :: forall a. a -> a -> a; ... }