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@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ The cute scheme compiler (like most compilers) consists of a number of
 phases that gradually transform a program from scheme code through
 numerous intermediate representations. The csc compiler has 3 such
 intermediate representations, not counting bytecode itself. These two
-languages are creatively called IR1, IR2, and IR3.
+languages are creatively called IR1, IR2, and IR3. Fig. 1 shows the
+phases of code generation.
+
+![Code generation goes through several intermediate phases, named IR1,
+IR2, and IR3.](design.svg)
 
 ### IR1