Inspired by the new array indexing syntax from S09.

Modify S03 (under "Range Semantics") so that if a Range is operating
in a bounded space, a 'whatever' star as the starting or ending point
maps to the lower or upper bound:

   my enum Months «:Jan(1) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec»
   Mar..*    # same as Mar..Dec
   *..Mar    # same as Jan..Mar

This makes Ranges in an array index a natural outgrowth of the
standard Range semantics, rather than being an exceptional case.

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Jonathan "Dataweaver" Lang

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