case ' ':
	case '\t':
	case '\n':
		if (PARSER_STATE -> lf.special_in_handling) {
			w += ch;
			if (ch == '\n') {
				unput (ch);
				done = true;
			}
		} else {
	// Yes, this is exactly what you think it is. It's a case statement
	// interleaved with an if statement. Perfectly legal.
	case '|':
			if ((squoting) || (hquoting) || (backtick) || (backtick2)) {
				cout << "quoting block" << endl;
				w += ch;
				if (ch == '\n') {
					PARSER_STATE -> lf.line_number ++;
				}
			} else if (parmex) {
				cout << "parmex block" << endl;
				parmex = false;
				unput (ch);

			} else {
				cout << "unputting " << (int) ch << endl;		
				unput (ch);
				done = true;
			}
				
		}
		break;