> The sequence in the transcript below shows runtime exceptions when a numeric 
> keyword is followed by a list starting with a symbol or character.
> 
> Would anyone help me with a reason for the failing cases?
> 
> user=> (clojure-version)
> "1.6.0"
> user=> '(:42 a)
> (:42 a)
> user=> '(:42 "a")
> (:42 "a")
> user=> '(:42 \a)
> (:42 \a)
> user=> '(:42 nil)
> (:42 nil)
> user=> '(:42 true)
> (:42 true)
> user=> '(:42 :43)
> (:42 :43)
> user=> '(:42 (a))
> 
> RuntimeException EOF while reading, starting at line 1  
> clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221)
> 
> RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: )  clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException 
> (Util.java:221)
> user=> '(:42 ("a"))
> (:42 ("a"))
> user=> '(:42 (\a))

I tried to duplicate this result with the clojure.main repl, but was unable to 
do so. All entries in your post read in without raising an exception.

I used this command line to launch the repl:

% java -cp ~/.m2/repository/org/clojure/clojure/1.6.0/clojure-1.6.0.jar 
clojure.main

--Steve

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