docs: def _merge_fix(d):
      """Fixes keys that start with "&" and "-"
          d = {
            "&steve": 10,
            "-gary": 4
          }
          result = {
            "steve": 10,
            "gary": 4
          }
      """
      if type(d) is dict:
          for key in d.keys():
              if key[0] in ('&', '-'):
                  d[key[1:]] = _merge_fix(d.pop(key))
      return d