Recursive Entity References Are Death

But in case it isn't, this rule means you can't get away with:

<!ENTITY oops 'He said: "&oops;"'>

Or this:

<!ENTITY oops 'He said: "&WhatHeSaid;"'>
<!ENTITY WhatHeSaid '&oops;'>

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