} elseif (('{' === $chrs[$c])
                                  && in_array($top['what'], [SERVICES_JSON_SLICE, SERVICES_JSON_IN_ARR, SERVICES_JSON_IN_OBJ], true)) {
                            // found a left-brace, and we are in an array, object, or slice
                            array_push($stk, ['what' => SERVICES_JSON_IN_OBJ, 'where' => $c, 'delim' => false]);
                            //print("Found start of object at {$c}\n");