# Read and escape the markdown contained in `self`.
	private fun escape(out: FlatBuffer, c: Char, pos: Int): Int do
		if c == '\\' or c == '[' or c == ']' or c == '(' or c == ')' or c == '{' or
		   c == '}' or c == '#' or c == '"' or c == '\'' or c == '.' or c == '<' or
		   c == '>' or c == '*' or c == '+' or c == '-' or c == '_' or c == '!' or
		   c == '`' or c == '~' or c == '^' then
			out.add c
			return pos + 1
		end
		out.add '\\'
		return pos
	end