heredoc error in emacs buffer

gistfile1.txt

[19] > say q:to/END/;
   a long paragraph
     for my perusal
   END

===SORRY!=== Error while compiling:
Ending delimiter END not found
at line 2
------> <BOL>⏏<EOL>
    expecting any of:
        whitespace
[19] > ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling:
Undeclared routines:
    a used at line 1
    long used at line 1. Did you mean 'log'?
    paragraph used at line 1

[19] > ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling:
Malformed my (did you mean to declare a sigilless \perusal or $perusal?)
------>      for my perusal⏏<EOL>
[19] > * *