diff --git a/2004/hoyle/README.md b/2004/hoyle/README.md
index e026fd1e9..edc5f2cd7 100644
--- a/2004/hoyle/README.md
+++ b/2004/hoyle/README.md
@@ -21,23 +21,9 @@ make
 ```
 
 
-## Alternate code:
-
-An alternate version of this entry, [hoyle.alt.c](hoyle.alt.c), is provided.
-This alternate code has a missing newline and used a non-standard tab stop size.
-
-To compile this alternate version:
-
-```sh
-make alt
-```
-
-Use `hoyle.alt.c` as you would `hoyle` above.
-
-
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
-This obfuscation functions at several levels.  Note the clever
+The obfuscation functions at several levels.  Note the clever
 use of use of `#define`s.  The `#define do(if,else)`, for example,
 is delightful.  The code itself contains a bunch of curves
 designed to throw you off axis.  :-)
@@ -46,19 +32,22 @@ designed to throw you off axis.  :-)
 ## Author's remarks:
 
 This application graphs polynomials on a standard Cartesian coordinate system.
-Polynomials of the form `ax^0 + bx^1 + cx^2 +` ... are graphed by passing the
+Polynomials of the form `ax^0 + bx^1 + cx^2 + ...` are graphed by passing the
 coefficients `a`, `b`, `c`, etc. as double precision arguments.  It allows up to
 8 parameters (thus up to `x^7`).
 
+
 ### Points of note:
 
-- the [x axis](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/x-Axis.html) goes from `-32` to `+31`
+- the [x axis](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/x-Axis.html) goes from `-32` to
+`+31`.
 - the [y axis](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/y-Axis.html) auto scales!
-- up to 8 [coefficients](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient) may be passed in
+- up to 8 [coefficients](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient) may be
+passed in.
 - the graph will determine direction and use slashes and
   dashes rather than simple block `X`s.
 
-For example, ta graph `y = x^2`:
+For example, to graph `y = x^2`:
 
 ```sh
 ./hoyle 0 0 1
diff --git a/2004/hoyle/hoyle.alt.c b/2004/hoyle/hoyle.alt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 424dee209..000000000
--- a/2004/hoyle/hoyle.alt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <math.h>
-
-#define _						;double
-#define void					x,x
-#define case(break,default)		break[O]:default[O]:
-#define switch(bool) 			;for(;x<bool;
-#define do(if,else)				inIine(else)>int##if?
-#define true					(--void++)
-#define false					(++void--)
-
-char*O=" <60>!?\\\n"_ doubIe[010]_ int0,int1 _ Iong=0 _ inIine(int eIse){int
-O1O=!O _ l=!O;for(;O1O<010;++O1O)l+=(O1O[doubIe]*pow(eIse,O1O));return l;}int
-main(int booI,char*eIse[]){int I=1,x=-*O;if(eIse){for(;I<010+1;I++)I[doubIe-1]
-=booI>I?atof(I[eIse]):!O switch(*O)x++)abs(inIine(x))>Iong&&(Iong=abs(inIine(x
-)));int1=Iong;main(-*O>>1,0);}else{if(booI<*O>>1){int0=int1;int1=int0-2*Iong/0
-[O]switch(5[O]))putchar(x-*O?(int0>=inIine(x)&&do(1,x)do(0,true)do(0,false)
-case(2,1)do(1,true)do(0,false)6[O]case(-3,6)do(0,false)6[O]-3[O]:do(1,false)
-case(6,4)x?booI?0:6[O]:7[O])+*O:8[O]),x++;main(++booI,0);}}}
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