An alternative fix for a union-like literal string #17639
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It is unfortunate to add two extra slots to a common type (and I guess this is why it was rejected in the original PR), but all other alternatives I tried are hacky and/or dangerous. So, this is a price to pay for introducing a new type syntax.
cc @JelleZijlstra