Patch to the lexer to accept "1e+1"

JSON allows "1e+1" as well as "1e1":

http://www.json.org/

However, E's JSON parser rejects it:

? def surgeon := <elib:serial.deJSONKit>.makeSurgeon()
? surgeon.unserialize("1e+1")
# value: 10.0

new syntax error: Missing exponent
#   1e+1
#   ^^

This patch fixes it:

http://gitorious.org/~tal-itinnov/repo-roscidus/it-innovation/commit/a2bf52beff24defc63bd8fe5cf1f8cfe85547c23

Note: a side-effect is that it also allows this syntax in regular E 
code. I assume that's not a problem?


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