# C, 615 <del>623</del> <del>673</del> <del>707</del> bytes Source code: <!-- language-all: lang-c --> j,c,p[256][256]={0},r;char*a,*b,*y,*Y,X[999]="j,c,p[256][256]={0},r;char*a,*b,*y,*Y,X[999]=\"@\";main(){a=b=X;for(y=Y=X+310;*a-64;)*y++=*a++;for(;*b;*y++=*b++)if(*b==34)*y++=92;for(a++;*a;)*y++=*a++;*y=0;for(a=Y;*a;a++)p[*a][*(a+1)]++;c=*Y;do{putchar(c);for(r=j=0;j<256;j++)r+=p[c][j];r=rand()%r;for(j=0;j<256;j++){r-=p[c][j];if(r<0)break;}c=j;}while(c);}";main(){a=b=X;for(y=Y=X+310;*a-64;)*y++=*a++;for(;*b;*y++=*b++)if(*b==34)*y++=92;for(a++;*a;)*y++=*a++;*y=0;for(a=Y;*a;a++)p[*a][*(a+1)]++;c=*Y;do{putchar(c);for(r=j=0;j<256;j++)r+=p[c][j];r=rand()%r;for(j=0;j<256;j++){r-=p[c][j];if(r<0)break;}c=j;}while(c);} With newlines and whitespace added for legibility/explanation: 01 j,c,p[256][256]={0},r; 02 char*a,*b,*y,*Y,X[999]="j,c,p[256][256]={0},r;char*a,*b,*y,*Y,X[999]=\"@\";main(){a=b=X;for(y=Y=X+310;*a-64;)*y++=*a++;for(;*b;*y++=*b++)if(*b==34)*y++=92;for(a++;*a;)*y++=*a++;*y=0;for(a=Y;*a;a++)p[*a][*(a+1)]++;c=*Y;do{putchar(c);for(r=j=0;j<256;j++)r+=p[c][j];r=rand()%r;for(j=0;j<256;j++){r-=p[c][j];if(r<0)break;}c=j;}while(c);}"; 03 main(){ 04 a=b=X; 05 for(y=Y=X+310;*a-64;) *y++=*a++; 06 for(;*b;*y++=*b++) if(*b==34) *y++=92; 07 for(a++;*a;) *y++=*a++; *y=0; 08 for(a=Y;*a;a++) p[*a][*(a+1)]++; 09 c=*Y; 10 do{ putchar(c); 11 for(r=j=0;j<256;j++) r+=p[c][j]; 12 r=rand()%r; 13 for(j=0;j<256;j++){ 14 r-=p[c][j]; 15 if(r<0) break; 16 } c=j; 17 } while(c); 18 } The variable `p[][]` will contain the occurrences of each character following another. `X` contains the entire source, with `'@'` substituted for the value of `X`, in quotes. The buffer `Y` will point start at `X[310]`, one character past the end of the initial string, and will use up 616 bytes. (310 + 616 < 999.) The for-loops on lines `05`, `06`, and `07` replace the `'@'` in `X` with the content of `X`, escaping double quotes, and stores it in `Y`. Line `08` tallies the occurrences of one character following another. And line `09` starts the Markov model at the first character of the program (`'j'`). The do/while loop from `10` to `17` first outputs the current state of the Markov model, then finds the next state using a random number within the range of all successive occurrences. Sample output: `j;r(a]=X;j<0;f(r(c==*b+++++10;d(*y=*y+++);)*a=\"j=r(r+++++=Y=j;*b;f()p[256;r-=0;*y=*b;)*Y;*y+){0;cha++=0;j]+=Y,c];j=0}wha;},X+;j<256;*ar(rar(ar()in(){rar++==0;a-=0;)%r(j;dor={p[9]=Y,r;for(*b;*a++10},r;for+;*y+;*y+++=31){0;*y+;*y+++;*and(*a;r=*a,c][2;}cha]=0;)p[2564)*a+++)p[j,*a;*y++;}` Edit: Cut down 34 bytes to go from 707 to 673 bytes. Edit: Cut down 50 bytes to go from 673 to 623 bytes. Edit: Cut down 8 bytes to go from 623 to 615 bytes.