code: def parse(path):
          
  
          def paired(iterable):
              """s -> (s0, s1), (s2, s3), (s4, s5), ..."""
              cursor = iter(iterable)
              return zip(cursor, cursor)
  
          def unwrap_if_sexp_symbol(datum):
              """Convert Symbol(':key') to ':key' (Symbol isn't hashable for dict keys).
              """
              return datum.value() if isinstance(datum, sexpdata.Symbol) else datum
  
          def sexp2dict(sexps):
              """Transforms a nested list structure from sexpdata to dict."""
              newdict = {}
  
              # Turn flat list into associative pairs
              for key, value in paired(sexps):
                  key = str(unwrap_if_sexp_symbol(key)).lstrip(':')
  
                  # Recursively transform nested lists
                  if isinstance(value, list) and value:
                      if isinstance(value[0], list):
                          newdict[key] = [sexp2dict(val) for val in value]
                      elif isinstance(value[0], sexpdata.Symbol):
                          newdict[key] = sexp2dict(value)
                      else:
                          newdict[key] = value
                  else:
                      newdict[key] = value
  
              return newdict
  
          conf = sexpdata.loads(Util.read_file(path))
          return sexp2dict(conf)
docs: Parse an ``.ensime`` config file from S-expressions.
  
          Args:
              path (str): Path of an ``.ensime`` file to parse.
  
          Returns:
              dict: Configuration values with string keys.