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@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Changes in Guile 1.2:
token of the form #:NAME, where NAME has the same syntax as a Scheme
symbol, is the external representation of the keyword named NAME.
Keyword objects print using this syntax as well, so values containing
-keyword objects can be read back into Guile.
+keyword objects can be read back into Guile. When used in an
+expression, keywords are self-quoting objects.
Guile suports this read syntax, and uses this print syntax, regardless
of the current setting of the `keyword' read option. The `keyword'