diff --git a/3.23.bak b/3.23.bak
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+#lang sicp
+
+(define (front-ptr queue) (car queue))
+(define (rear-ptr queue) (cdr queue))
+(define (set-front-ptr! queue item) 
+  (set-car! queue item))
+(define (set-rear-ptr! queue item) 
+  (set-cdr! queue item))
+
+(define (empty-queue? queue)
+  (null? (front-ptr queue)))
+
+(define (make-queue) (cons '() '()))
+
+(define (front-queue queue)
+  (if (empty-queue? queue)
+      (error "FRONT called with an empty queue" queue)
+      (car (front-ptr queue))))
+
+(define (insert-queue! queue item)
+  (let ((new-pair (cons item '())))
+    (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+           (set-front-ptr! queue new-pair)
+           (set-rear-ptr! queue new-pair)
+           queue)
+          (else
+           ;sets the pointer of the last pair to the new pair
+           (set-cdr! (rear-ptr queue)
+                          new-pair)
+           ;sets the rear pointer
+                (set-rear-ptr! queue new-pair)
+                queue))))
+
+(define (delete-queue! queue)
+  (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+         (error "DELETE! called with an empty queue"))
+        (else (set-front-ptr!
+               queue
+               (cdr (front-ptr queue)))
+              queue)))
+
+(define (print-queue queue)
+  (begin (display (front-ptr queue))
+         (newline)))
+
+(define A (make-queue))
+(insert-queue! A 'a)
+(insert-queue! A 'b)
+(print-queue A)
+(print-queue (delete-queue! A))
+(print-queue (delete-queue! A))
+(print-queue (delete-queue! A))
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diff --git a/3.23.rkt b/3.23.rkt
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+#lang sicp
+
+(define (front-ptr queue) (car queue))
+(define (rear-ptr queue) (cdr queue))
+(define (set-front-ptr! queue item) 
+  (set-car! queue item))
+(define (set-rear-ptr! queue item) 
+  (set-cdr! queue item))
+
+(define (empty-queue? queue)
+  (null? (front-ptr queue)))
+
+(define (make-queue) (cons '() '()))
+
+(define (front-queue queue)
+  (if (empty-queue? queue)
+      (error "FRONT called with an empty queue" queue)
+      (car (front-ptr queue))))
+
+(define (rear-queue queue)
+  (if (empty-queue? queue)
+      (error "REAR called with an empty queue" queue)
+      (car (rear-ptr queue))))     
+
+(define (make-node item next prev)
+  (list (cons 'item item)
+        (cons 'next next)
+        (cons 'prev prev)))
+
+(define qn1 (make-node 'a-thing 'next-ptr 'prev-ptr))
+
+(define (queue-node-item queue)(cdr (car queue)))
+(define (queue-node-next queue)(cdr (cadr queue)))
+(define (queue-node-prev queue)(cdr (caddr queue)))
+
+(queue-node-item qn1)
+(queue-node-next qn1)
+(queue-node-prev qn1)
+
+(define (insert-rear! queue item)
+  (let ((new-pair (make-node item '() '())))
+    (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+           (set-front-ptr! queue new-pair)
+           (set-rear-ptr! queue new-pair)
+           queue)
+          (else
+           ;sets the pointer of the last pair to the new pair
+           (set-cdr! (rear-ptr queue)
+                          new-pair)
+           ;sets the rear pointer
+                (set-rear-ptr! queue new-pair)
+                queue))))
+
+(define (insert-front! queue item)
+  (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+         (let ((new-pair (cons item '())))
+           (set-front-ptr! queue new-pair)
+           (set-rear-ptr! queue new-pair)))
+        (else
+         (let ((new-front (cons item (front-ptr queue))))
+           (set-front-ptr! queue new-front)))))
+
+(define (delete-front! queue)
+  (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+         (error "DELETE! called with an empty queue"))
+        (else (set-front-ptr!
+               queue
+               (cdr (front-ptr queue)))
+              queue)))
+
+(define (delete-rear! queue)
+  (cond ((empty-queue? queue)
+         (error "DELETE! called with an empty queue"))
+        (else (set-rear-ptr!
+               queue
+               ))))
+
+(define (print-queue queue)
+  (begin (display (front-ptr queue))
+         (newline)))
+
+(define q1 (make-queue))
+;(rear-queue A)
+(insert-rear! q1 'a)
+(rear-queue q1)
+(insert-rear! q1 'b)
+(insert-front! q1 'c)
+(rear-queue q1)
+(print-queue q1)
+(print-queue (delete-front! q1))
+(rear-queue q1)
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