``String didn't end errors'' making TeX. Help!

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From: Joel M. Hoffman
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:27

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No matter what I do, when I try to weave or tangle tex.web (with
either tex.ch or ctex.ch) I get hundreds of 

	! String didn't end

errors, until finally the program gives up with

	! Sorry, name capacity exceeded

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

-Joel

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