scribble-lexer doesn't recognize | delimiter after unquote
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Description
This is a valid program:
#lang at-exp racket
'@{They sank like lead in the @i{mi@,|____|-ghty }@b{wa}@i{-ters:}}
However, the lexers from syntax-color/scribble-lexer incorrectly color |____|-ghty as an error token, like this:
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Start with the syntax-color/scribble-lexer entry point and reproduce the supplied #lang at-exp racket program. Trace how the lexer handles the | delimiter after an unquote, then verify that |____|-ghty is no longer classified as an error token.
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