DEFINE subst ==
[[['< "&lt;"  putchars]
  ['> "&gt;"  putchars]
  ['& "&amp;" putchars]
  [putch]] case] step;

XMLOutput ==
"<CharacterRemarks>\n" putchars
["<Character name=\"" putchars uncons swap putchars "\">" putchars first subst  "</Character>\n" putchars] step
"</CharacterRemarks>\n" putchars.

[["April" "Bubbly: I'm > Tam and <= Emily"]
 ["Tam O'Shanter" "Burns: \"When chapman billies leave the street ...\""]
 ["Emily" "Short & shrift"]
] XMLOutput.