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     (set 'a (read))           ; type (Hello World!) followed by an enter
     a                         ; (Hello World!)
 
+`(readl)` is similar to `read`. But `readl` differs because it reads an expression
+as as a list, without needing to type the parenthesis at the beginning and at the
+end.
+
+    (set 'a (readl))          ; type (Hello World!) followed by an enter
+    a                         ; ((Hello World!))
+
 ### Eval operation
 
 `(eval expr)` takes one expression, and evaluates `expr`: