diff --git a/braces.go b/braces.go
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+++ b/braces.go
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+package brace
+
+const (
+	leftbrace  rune  = '{'
+	rightbrace rune  = '}'
+)
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
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+++ b/errors.go
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+package brace
+
+import (
+	"sourcecode.social/reiver/go-erorr"
+)
+
+const (
+	errEmptyString    = erorr.Error("empty string")
+	errNilRuneScanner = erorr.Error("brace: nil rune-scanner")
+	errNilWriter      = erorr.Error("brace: nil writer")
+)
+
+func errFileEndedBeforeBraceStringLiteralClosed(depth int64) error {
+	return erorr.Errorf("file ended before the brace-string literal was closed — expected %d more %q (%U) character(s)", depth, rightbrace, rightbrace)
+}
+
+func errInternalError(err error) error {
+	return erorr.Errorf("brace: internal error: %w", err)
+}
+
+func errParserDepthNegative(depth int64) error {
+	return erorr.Errorf("brace: parser depth (%d) is negative", depth)
+}
+
+func errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(num uint64, err error) error {
+	return erorr.Errorf("brace: problem reading character №%d of what should have been a brace-string literal: %w", num, err)
+}
+
+func errProblemUnreadingCharacterNumber(num uint64, err error, r rune) error {
+	return erorr.Errorf("brace: problem unreading character №%d (which is a %q (%U)) of what should have been a brace-string literal: %w", num, r, r, err)
+}
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
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+++ b/parse.go
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+package brace
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"sourcecode.social/reiver/go-erorr"
+)
+
+// Parse parses a brace-string literal from a io.RuneScanner.
+//
+// Parse will call ‘fn’ for each logical character it receives.
+// So — if this is the brace-literal it parses:
+//
+//	`{a b \{ c \} d}`
+//
+// Then ‘fn’ would be called 11 times, and given these runes:
+//
+//	'a'
+//	' '
+//	'b'
+//	' '
+//	'{'
+//	' '
+//	'c'
+//	' '
+//	'}'
+//	' '
+//	'd'
+//
+// Note that the beginning '{' and ending '}' of the brace-string literal are not part of this.
+// Also note that the '\' (black-slash) before the '{' and the '}' was not included either.
+func Parse(fn func(rune)error, runescanner io.RuneScanner) error {
+
+	if nil == runescanner {
+		return errNilRuneScanner
+	}
+
+	var nextRead uint64 = 1
+
+	{
+		r, _, err := runescanner.ReadRune()
+		if io.EOF == err {
+			return errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, errEmptyString)
+		}
+		if nil != err {
+			return errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, err)
+		}
+		nextRead++
+
+		{
+			const expected = leftbrace
+			actual := r
+
+			if expected != actual {
+				err := runescanner.UnreadRune()
+				if nil != err {
+					return errProblemUnreadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, errEmptyString, r)
+				}
+
+				return erorr.Errorf("brace: expected first character of brace-string literal to be a %q (%U), but actually was %q (%U)", expected, expected, actual, actual)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var depth int64 = 1
+	loop: for {
+		r, _, err := runescanner.ReadRune()
+		if io.EOF == err {
+			return errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, errFileEndedBeforeBraceStringLiteralClosed(depth))
+		}
+		if nil != err {
+			return errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, err)
+		}
+		nextRead++
+
+		switch r {
+		case leftbrace:
+			depth++
+		case rightbrace:
+			depth--
+		case '\\':
+			r, _, err = runescanner.ReadRune()
+			if io.EOF == err {
+				return errProblemReadingCharacterNumber(nextRead, errFileEndedBeforeBraceStringLiteralClosed(depth))
+			}
+			if nil != err {
+				return erorr.Errorf("brace: problem reading character №%d (which would have followed a black-slash %q (%U) that was just read) of what should have been a brace-string literal: %w", nextRead, r, r, err)
+			}
+			nextRead++
+		}
+
+		switch {
+		case 0 == depth:
+	////////////// BREAK
+			break loop
+		case depth < 0:
+			return errInternalError(errParserDepthNegative(depth))
+		}
+
+		{
+			err := fn(r)
+			if nil != err {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}