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+#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
+
+scribble/html/lang
+
+#:read        scribble:read-inside
+#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
+#:whole-body-readers? #t
+#:info        (scribble-base-reader-info)
+
+(require (prefix-in scribble: scribble/reader)
+         (only-in scribble/base/reader scribble-base-reader-info))