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Don't evaluate list when you set mode-line-format. Use ' instead of list:
(setq-default mode-line-format
'("%e"
mode-line-position " "
mode-line-modified " "
mode-line-buffer-identification " "
mode-line-modes " "
mode-line-misc-info
))
At the ...
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The single quote inhibits evaluation of elements in the list. An alternative form would be to use the function list instead of single quote, or use a backtick and comma combination. See:
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Backquote.html
(progn
(setq a 2)
(setq l `(,a b c))
(car l))
or
(let (a b c l)
(setq a 2)
(setq ...
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