&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "task");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "invention");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "transitory");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "task");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "invention");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "transitory");