 optimized paths for argument strings with only 1 or 2 chars.
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      Even parsers without a parameter, like e.g. <code class="fsharp"><a href="../reference/charparsers.html#members.asciiLower"><span
      class="ci">asciiLower</span></a></code>, are actually compiled as properties returning a new function object every time they are 