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@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ latest prerelease, and a full NEWS corresponding to 1.8 -> 2.0.
 
 Changes in 1.9.15 (since the 1.9.14 prerelease):
 
+** New reader option: `hungry-eol-escapes'
+
+Guile's string syntax is more compatible with R6RS when the
+`hungry-eol-escapes' option is enabled.  See "String Syntax" in the
+manual, for more information.
+
 ** `expt' and `integer-expt' changes when the base is 0
 
 While `(expt 0 0)' is still 1, `(expt 0 N)' for N > 0 is now 0, and