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+namespace Parser {
+
+
+    proc eat_comment_line(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> void {
+        // safety check if we are actually starting a comment here
+        if (text[*index_in_text] != ';')
+            return;
+
+        // eat the comment line
+        do {
+            ++(*index_in_text);
+            ++parser_col;
+        } while (text[(*index_in_text)] != '\n' &&
+                 text[(*index_in_text)] != '\r' &&
+                 text[(*index_in_text)] != '\0');
+    }
+
+    proc eat_whitespace(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> void {
+        // skip whitespaces
+        while (text[(*index_in_text)] == ' '  ||
+               text[(*index_in_text)] == '\t' ||
+               text[(*index_in_text)] == '\n' ||
+               text[(*index_in_text)] == '\r')
+        {
+            if (text[(*index_in_text)] == '\n') {
+                ++parser_line;
+                parser_col = 0;
+            }
+            ++parser_col;
+            ++(*index_in_text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    proc eat_until_code(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> void {
+        int position_before;
+        do {
+            position_before = *index_in_text;
+            eat_comment_line(text, index_in_text);
+            eat_whitespace(text, index_in_text);
+        } while (position_before != *index_in_text);
+    }
+
+    proc step_char(int* index_in_text) {
+        ++(*index_in_text);
+        ++parser_col;
+    }
+
+    proc step_char_and_eat_until_code(char* text, int* index_in_text) {
+        step_char(index_in_text);
+        eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+    }
+
+    proc parse_fancy_delimiter(char* text, int* index_in_text, char l_delimiter, char r_delimiter, Lisp_Object* first_elem) -> Lisp_Object* {
+        if (text[*index_in_text] != l_delimiter) {
+            create_parsing_error("a fancy cannot be parsed here");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        Lisp_Objcet* ret;
+        Lisp_Objcet* head;
+        try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(first_elem, Memory::nil);
+        head = ret;
+
+        step_char(index_in_text);
+
+        while (text[*index_in_text] != r_delimiter) {
+            eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+            Lisp_Object* element;
+            try element = parse_expression(text, index_in_text);
+            try head.value.pair.rest = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(element, Memory::nil);
+            head = head.value.pair.rest;
+        }
+
+        ++*index_in_text;
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    proc parse_list(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> Lisp_Object* {
+
+        if (text[*index_in_text] != '(') {
+            create_parsing_error("a list cannot be parsed here");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        step_char_and_eat_until_code();
+
+        if (text[*index_in_text] == ')') {
+            return meory::nil;
+        }
+
+        Lisp_Object* first_elem;
+        Lisp_Objcet* ret;
+        Lisp_Objcet* head;
+
+        
+        try first_elem = parse_epression(text, index_in_text);
+        try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(first_elem, Memory::nil);
+        head = ret;
+
+        while (text[*index_in_text] != r_delimiter) {
+            eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+            Lisp_Object* element;
+            try element = parse_expression(text, index_in_text);
+            try head.value.pair.rest = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(element, Memory::nil);
+            head = head.value.pair.rest;
+        }
+
+
+
+    }
+
+    proc maybe_expand_short_form(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> Lisp_Object* {
+        Lisp_Object* vector_sym           = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("vector");
+        Lisp_Object* hash_map_sym         = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("hash-map");
+
+        Lisp_Object* quote_sym            = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quote");
+        Lisp_Object* quasiquote_sym       = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("quasiquote");
+        Lisp_Object* unquote_sym          = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote");
+        Lisp_Object* unquote_splicing_sym = Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("unquote-splicing");
+
+        Lisp_Object* ret;
+        Lisp_Object* expr;
+
+        switch (text[*index_in_text]) {
+        case '\'': {
+            // quote
+            step_char_and_eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+            expr = parse_expresion(text, index_in_text);
+            try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(quote_sym, expr);
+        } break;
+        case '`': {
+            // quasiquote
+            step_char_and_eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+            expr = parse_expresion(text, index_in_text);
+            try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(quasiquote_sym, expr);
+        } break;
+        case ',': {
+            if (text[*index_in_text+1] == '@') {
+                // unquote-splicing
+                step_char(text, index_in_text);
+                step_char_and_eat_until_code(itext, index_in_text);
+                expr = parse_expresion(text, index_in_text);
+                try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(unquote_splicing_sym, expr);
+            } else {
+                // unquote
+                expr = parse_expresion(text, index_in_text);
+                try ret = Memory::create_lisp_object_pair(unquote_sym, expr);
+                step_char_and_eat_until_code(text, index_in_text);
+            }
+        } break;
+        case '[': {
+            // vector
+            try ret = parse_fancy_delimiter(text, index_in_text, '[', ']', vector_sym);
+        } break;
+        case '{': {
+            // hashmap
+            try ret = parse_fancy_delimiter(text, index_in_text, '{', '}', hash_map_sym);
+            try parse_hash_map(text, index_in_text);
+        } break;
+        default: break;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    proc parse_expression(char* text, int* index_in_text) -> Lisp_Object* {
+        Lisp_Object* ret;
+        try ret = maybe_expand_short_form(text, index_in_text);
+        if (ret)
+            return ret;
+
+        if (text[*index_in_text] == '(') {
+            try ret = parse_list(text, index_in_text);
+        }
+
+    }
+}