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Stefan Monnier writes:
 > > Well, ditto.  I'm really unclear on why with-current-buffer is always
 > > an appropriate substitute for (save-excursion (set-buffer fu-boofer)
 > > ...),
 > 
 > That's an easy one: it's *not* always an appropriate substitute.

Stefan's in a frisky mood; *don't* tag anything stable today!