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In the definition [Definition: Whenever a value is serialized to a JSON string, the following procedure is applied to the supplied string: Any character in the string for which character mapping is defined (see 11 Character Maps) is substituted by the replacement string defined in the character map. ... the colon should probably be a full stop.
We don't agree: http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/101406VerticalLists.htm :)