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    (forward-sexp 1) eats quotes and backquotes, but (forward-sexp -1) doesn't.

    .'(a b c)  --(forward-sexp 1)--> '(a b c). --(forward-sexp -1)--> '.(a b c)

It seems to work correctly in the latest development sources,
and in what will become 21.3 soon.