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+;; A word generator designed for use in an interactive environment
+
+(define (fold-right f init seq)
+  (if (null? seq)
+      init
+      (f (car seq)
+         (fold-right f init (cdr seq)))))
+
+(define (pick-random lst)
+  (let ((index (random (length lst))))
+    (list-ref lst index)))
+
+(define (C)
+  (pick-random '("s" "v" "ch" "j")))
+
+(define (V)
+  (pick-random '("a" "e" "u")))
+
+(define (N)
+  (pick-random '("n" "l")))
+
+(define (string->procs str)
+  (define (randomize chars)
+    (cond ((null? chars) '())
+          ((char=? (car chars) #\?)
+           (if (zero? (random 2))
+               (cons (cadr chars) (randomize (cddr chars)))
+               (randomize (cddr chars))))
+          (else (cons (car chars) (randomize (cdr chars))))))
+  (map (lambda (c) (eval (string->symbol (string c))))
+       (randomize (string->list str))))
+
+(define (generate-word template)
+  (apply string-append
+         (map (lambda (f) (f))
+              (string->procs template))))
+
+;; Example: (generate-word "CVNVN")
+;; => "jenel"