> Practically there is character escaping The voice of experience appears. Upvoted. It is conceivable to deal with escaping in-place, and thus remain zero-al

> Practically there is character escaping The voice of experience appears. Upvoted. It is conceivable to deal with escaping in-place, and thus remain zero-alloc. It's hideous to think about, but I'll bet someone has done it. Dreams are powerful things.