`(let* ((sequence ,(if reverse?
'(reverse (the list sequence))
'sequence))
+ (%start ,(if reverse? '(- length end) 'start))
+ (%end ,(if reverse? '(- length start) 'end))
(splice (list nil))
(results (do ((index 0 (1+ index))
(before-start splice))
- ((= index (the fixnum start)) before-start)
+ ((= index (the fixnum %start)) before-start)
(declare (fixnum index))
(setq splice
(cdr (rplacd splice (list (pop sequence))))))))
- (do ((index start (1+ index))
+ (do ((index %start (1+ index))
(this-element)
(number-zapped 0))
- ((or (= index (the fixnum end)) (= number-zapped (the fixnum count)))
+ ((or (= index (the fixnum %end)) (= number-zapped (the fixnum count)))
(do ((index index (1+ index)))
((null sequence)
,(if reverse?