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Hi Andy,

Wonderful update.  I'll only comment on one thing.

Andy Wingo writes:

> Thoughts welcome!  Also: should these structured error objects be named
> exceptions or conditions?  SRFI-35, R6RS, and R7RS say "conditions", but
> racket and my heart say "exceptions"; wdyt?

Exceptions, since it's what everyone uses, so "conditions" would make
Guile be an exception to the use of "exceptions".