(unless end (setf end (length seq)))
(let ((i start) (n (- end start)))
(labels ((copy (i buf start end)
- (do ((j i (1+ j))
- (k start (1+ k)))
- ((>= k end))
- (setf (char seq j) (schar buf k))))
+ (replace seq buf :start1 i :start2 start :end2 end))
(snarf (buf start end)
(let ((m (- end start)))
(cond ((< m n)