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Make some reserved Unicode symbols "specials"

The following comment is in compiler/parser/Lexer.x:

ToDo: ideally, → and ∷ should be "specials", so that they cannot form part of a large operator. This would let us have a better syntax for kinds: ɑ∷*→* would be a legal kind signature. (maybe).

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Version 8.0.1
Type FeatureRequest
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority low
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler (Parser)
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