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+;; A temporary test file
+(import (scheme base ) (scheme write))
+
+;(
+;(lambda ()
+  (begin
+    (define tmp1 1)
+    (define tmp2 2))
+  
+  (write `(,tmp1 ,tmp2))
+;))