diff --git a/debug/no-output/lang/reader.rkt b/debug/no-output/lang/reader.rkt
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+#lang racket/base
+
+(provide (rename-out [debug-read read]
+                     [debug-read-syntax read-syntax]
+                     [debug-get-info get-info]))
+
+(require (only-in syntax/module-reader make-meta-reader)
+         racket/syntax
+         version/utils
+         syntax/parse/define
+         (for-syntax racket/base racket/list))
+
+;; Defines the same reader syntax as the language defined by debug/lang/reader.rkt,
+;; but doesn't acutually do anything
+
+(define report-char #\R)
+
+(define-simple-macro (require-a-lot require-spec)
+  #:with [i ...] (range -10 11)
+  (require (for-meta i require-spec) ...))
+
+(require-a-lot racket/base)
+
+(define (make-debug-readtable [rt (current-readtable)])
+  (make-readtable rt report-char 'dispatch-macro report-proc))
+
+(define (wrap-reader reader)
+  (define (rd . args)
+    (parameterize ([current-readtable (make-debug-readtable (current-readtable))])
+      (apply reader args)))
+  rd)
+
+
+(define (report-proc c in src ln col pos)
+  (define c2 (peek-char in))
+  (define c3 (peek-char in 1))
+  (cond [(and (char=? c3 report-char) (char=? c2 report-char))
+         (read-char in)
+         (read-char in)
+         (read-syntax/recursive src in)]
+        [(char=? c2 report-char)
+         (read-char in)
+         (read-syntax/recursive src in)]
+        [else
+         (read-syntax/recursive src in)]))
+
+
+(define-values (debug-read debug-read-syntax debug-get-info)
+  (make-meta-reader
+   'debug/no-output
+   "language path"
+   (lambda (bstr)
+     (let* ([str (bytes->string/latin-1 bstr)]
+            [sym (string->symbol str)])
+       (and (module-path? sym)
+            (vector
+             ;; try submod first:
+             `(submod ,sym reader)
+             ;; fall back to /lang/reader:
+             (string->symbol (string-append str "/lang/reader"))))))
+   wrap-reader
+   wrap-reader
+   (lambda (proc)
+     (lambda (key defval)
+       (define (fallback) (if proc (proc key defval) defval))
+       (case key
+         [else (fallback)])))))