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Yuri wrote:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (let* ((bar '(baz quux)))=20
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (setf (car bar) 'xyzzy)=20
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (let ((plugh (cdr bar)))=20
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (message "%s" plugh))))=20

Can also be written
(let (bar plugh)=20
 (setf bar '(baz quux))
 (setf (car bar) 'xyzzy)
 (setf plugh (cdr bar)))

IOW declare variables without initializers. Then write 'normal'imperative c=
ode