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C doesn't need a single reader macro to perform things a million of reader macros do. Its just does it directly and most improtantly without forcing the programmer to learn another sub-language to parse a file format.
Imagine yourself talking about "Heres how we import .mpeg files,
the syntax is straightforward, see charter 2-34 for video object notation and declaration for motion vector are explained in chapter s 60 to 90, it only takes 3 weeks to write a simple .mpeg file inline in our MPEG-LISP sublanguage, but its a valuable skill that showcases the beauty and flexibility of LISP"