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Exercise 3.3
The function outline-copy *

Program a function outline-copy which makes a deep copy of a list structure. Non-list data in the list should all be translated to a symbol, such as '-. You should be able to handle both proper lists and improper lists.

As an example:

  (outline-copy '((a b c) (d e . f) (h i))) =>
     ((- - -) (- - . -) (- -))

Solution