diff --git a/implementations/racket/preserves/main.rkt b/implementations/racket/preserves/main.rkt
index 93e0596..d8497f7 100644
--- a/implementations/racket/preserves/main.rkt
+++ b/implementations/racket/preserves/main.rkt
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
     (match (peek-char i)
       [(or (? eof-object?)
            (? char? (or #\( #\) #\{ #\} #\[ #\] #\< #\>
-                        #\" #\; #\, #\# #\: (== PIPE)
+                        #\" #\; #\, #\@ #\# #\: (== PIPE)
                         (? char-whitespace?))))
        (if (null? acc)
            (parse-error "Invalid character ~v at start of value" (peek-char i))
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@
                                    (hash 'a 1 'b 2))
           'annotation5 (asymmetric (annotate `#s(R ,(annotate 'f 'af)) 'ar) `#s(R f))
           'annotation6 (asymmetric (record (annotate 'R 'ar) (list (annotate 'f 'af))) `#s(R f))
+          'annotation7 (asymmetric (annotate '() 'a 'b 'c) '())
           ))
 
   (define (run-test-case variety t-name loc binary-form annotated-text-form)
diff --git a/tests/samples.txt b/tests/samples.txt
index 067eeaa..2b96cb9 100644
--- a/tests/samples.txt
+++ b/tests/samples.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
                                       {@ak a: @av 1 @bk b: @bv 2}>
    annotation5: <Test #hex{05726172827152057261667166} @ar <R @af f>>
    annotation6: <Test #hex{82057261727152057261667166} <@ar R @af f>>
+   annotation7:
+     @"Stop reading symbols at @ -- this test has three separate annotations"
+     <Test #hex{05716105716205716390} @a@b@c[]>
    bytes1: <StreamingTest #hex{26626865626c6c616f04} #"hello">
    bytes2: <Test #hex{6568656c6c6f} #"hello">
    bytes3: <Test #hex{63414243} #"ABC">