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(defun denote-sequence-region ()
  "Call `denote-sequence' and insert therein the text of the active region.

Note that, currently, `denote-save-buffers' and
`denote-kill-buffers' are NOT respected.  The buffer is not
saved or killed at the end of `denote-sequence-region'."
  (declare (interactive-only t))
  (interactive)
  (if-let* (((region-active-p))
            ;; We capture the text early, otherwise it will be empty
            ;; the moment `insert' is called.
            (text (buffer-substring-no-properties (region-beginning) (region-end))))
      (progn
        (let ((denote-ignore-region-in-denote-command t)
              ;; FIXME: Find a way to insert the region before the buffer is
              ;; saved/killed by the creation command.
              (denote-save-buffers nil)
              (denote-kill-buffers nil))
          (call-interactively 'denote-sequence))
        (push-mark (point))
        (insert text)
        (run-hook-with-args 'denote-region-after-new-note-functions (mark) (point)))
    (call-interactively 'denote-sequence)))

(provide 'bard-writing)