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F> 	(setq fstr (read-from-minibuffer "First string: "))
F> 	(setq sstr (read-from-minibuffer "Second string: "))))

why don't you guys make it ask like query-replace:
Query replace x with: y
as seen in the minibuffer, so
Query exchange x with: y