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> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:04:47 -0600
> From: Troy Hinckley <troyhinckley@gmail.com>
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> 
> Sure, but it reinterprets the integer as a *Lisp_Symbol to get at the actual struct correct?

Like every other Lisp_Object does, yes.

So what is the problem you see with Qnil?  And how is that different from, say Qt?