Index: gc_core/py/lang_core/gc_engine.py
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--- gc_core/py/lang_core/gc_engine.py
+++ gc_core/py/lang_core/gc_engine.py
@@ -901,11 +901,11 @@
             if nTokenRewriteEnd - nTokenRewriteStart == 0:
                 self.lToken[nTokenRewriteStart]["bToRemove"] = True
             else:
                 for i in range(nTokenRewriteStart, nTokenRewriteEnd+1):
                     self.lToken[i]["bToRemove"] = True
-        elif sWhat == "=":
+        elif sWhat == "␣":
             # merge tokens
             self.lToken[nTokenRewriteStart]["nMergeUntil"] = nTokenRewriteEnd
         elif sWhat == "!":
             # immunity
             if nTokenRewriteEnd - nTokenRewriteStart == 0: