Ardis Kadiu came to me having a problem with symbol messages that have numeric data. In my searching for a solution, I discovered this strange behavior

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+#N canvas 478 110 616 391 10;
+#X msg 65 89 1234;
+#X obj 20 285 print;
+#X obj 66 245 list trim;
+#X floatatom 113 309 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X symbolatom 161 308 10 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X obj 66 329 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty bang -6 23 1 12 -262144 -1
+-1;
+#X obj 66 285 route bang float symbol list;
+#X obj 113 329 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty float -4 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 161 329 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty symbol -12 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 209 329 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list -2 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 257 329 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty undefined -18 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X text 19 8 If you start with a symbolic atom in a symbol message
+\, then run it thru a [list trim] \, you end up with a mystery type
+that is just a numeric atom \, but does not work as a float message.
+;
+#X text 184 93 <-- this generates a symbolic atom with numeric data
+\, and outputs a symbol message.;
+#X msg 106 89 1.23;
+#X obj 65 112 makefilename %d;
+#X floatatom 143 176 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X symbolatom 191 175 10 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X obj 96 196 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty bang -6 23 1 12 -262144 -1
+-1;
+#X obj 96 152 route bang float symbol list;
+#X obj 143 196 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty float -4 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 191 196 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty symbol -12 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 239 196 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list -2 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 287 196 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty undefined -18 23 1 12 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X connect 0 0 14 0;
+#X connect 2 0 6 0;
+#X connect 2 0 1 0;
+#X connect 3 0 7 0;
+#X connect 4 0 8 0;
+#X connect 6 0 5 0;
+#X connect 6 1 3 0;
+#X connect 6 2 4 0;
+#X connect 6 3 9 0;
+#X connect 6 4 10 0;
+#X connect 13 0 14 0;
+#X connect 14 0 2 0;
+#X connect 14 0 18 0;
+#X connect 15 0 19 0;
+#X connect 16 0 20 0;
+#X connect 18 0 17 0;
+#X connect 18 1 15 0;
+#X connect 18 2 16 0;
+#X connect 18 3 21 0;
+#X connect 18 4 22 0;