[Haskell-beginners] How to solve this using State Monad?

[Michael Alan Dorman]

Ertugrul Söylemez <es at ertes.de> writes:
> I almost feel stupid writing these long explanations, just to see them
> getting ignored ultimately.  The automaton arrow is one of the most
> useful and most underappreciated concepts for state in Haskell.

While I'm not sure I have a need for it right now, I definitely haven't
ignored this exchange---I've read the individual emails, and a link to
the archive is filed away for future use.

So it's been very helpful, even if those being helped aren't
participating per se.

Mike.