ISO a fast-loading Emacs

[kj]

I have an Emacs session running all the time; each of these sessions
runs for days or weeks on end, so I'm not concerned about the fact
that Emacs takes a very long time to get started.

But I also would like to have a fast-loading Emacs (or Emacs clone)
as the value of my EDITOR variable, so that whenever a program
requires me to edit text I don't have to wait a long time for the
auxiliary editor to come up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

kj

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