Treatment of Newline during Input and Output (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 13.1.8 Treatment of Newline during Input and Output

When the character `#\Newline` is written to an output file, the implementation must take the appropriate action to produce a line division. This might involve writing out a record or translating `#\Newline` to a CR/LF sequence. When reading, a corresponding reverse transformation must take place.