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Each regular code is included in a maximal regular code
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications, Tome 20 (1986) no. 1, pp. 89-96. 
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Ehrenfeucht, A.; Rozenberg, G. Each regular code is included in a maximal regular code. RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications, Tome 20 (1986) no. 1, pp. 89-96. http://www.numdam.org/item/ITA_1986__20_1_89_0/

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