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1057 @end example 1057 @end example
1058 1058
1059 A string can hold extents and properties of the text it contains, in 1059 A string can hold extents and properties of the text it contains, in
1060 addition to the characters themselves. This enables programs that copy 1060 addition to the characters themselves. This enables programs that copy
1061 text between strings and buffers to preserve the extents and properties 1061 text between strings and buffers to preserve the extents and properties
1062 with no special effort. @xref{Extents}; @xref{Text Properties}. 1062 with no special effort. @xref{Extents}, @xref{Text Properties}.
1063 1063
1064 Note that FSF GNU Emacs has a special read and print syntax for 1064 Note that FSF GNU Emacs has a special read and print syntax for
1065 strings with text properties, but XEmacs does not currently implement 1065 strings with text properties, but XEmacs does not currently implement
1066 this. It was judged better not to include this in XEmacs because it 1066 this. It was judged better not to include this in XEmacs because it
1067 entails that @code{equal} return @code{nil} when passed a string with 1067 entails that @code{equal} return @code{nil} when passed a string with