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{\large List of figures within the different sections.}
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\item Section 2, Figure 1: Evaluation state and resources of a local volatile thread
\item Section 2, Figure 2: Implementing a distributed activity by thread migration
\item Section 5, Figure 4: Implementing a distributed activity by communicating objects
\item Section 5, Figure 6: Emulating thread migration in a higher-order distributed language
\item Section 6, Figure 7: Rebinding ubiquitous resources by means of dynamic linking
\item Section 7, Figure 8: Object store representation of a persistent and mobile Tycoon thread
\item Section 7, Figure 9: Persistent thread states
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