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1.8.4 Deprecated Reader Syntax

The #S reader macro forces keyword names into the KEYWORD package; see Section 2.4.8.13 (Sharpsign S). This feature is deprecated; in the future, keyword names will be taken in the package they are read in, so symbols that are actually in the KEYWORD package should be used if that is what is desired.

The following X3J13 cleanup issue, not part of the specification, applies to this section:

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