diff --git a/cyclone.scm b/cyclone.scm
index 7eef0bc1..0a8f34a5 100644
--- a/cyclone.scm
+++ b/cyclone.scm
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@
         (trace:info (ast:ast->pp-sexp input-program))
       )
     
-;; TODO: would want to introduce lets right here, at least to start
+      (set! input-program (opt:local-var-reduction input-program))
+      (trace:info "---------------- after local variable reduction")
+      (trace:info (ast:ast->pp-sexp input-program))
 
       ;; TODO: could do this, but it seems like a bit of a band-aid...
       (set! input-program (opt:renumber-lambdas! input-program))
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/cps-opt-local-var-redux.scm b/scheme/cyclone/cps-opt-local-var-redux.scm
index 80541fd1..9f6f2ff4 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/cps-opt-local-var-redux.scm
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/cps-opt-local-var-redux.scm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ;; typically be limited to if expressions embedded in other expressions.
 (define (opt:local-var-reduction sexp)
   (define (scan exp)
-    (write `(DEBUG scan ,exp)) (newline)
+    ;;(write `(DEBUG scan ,exp)) (newline)
     (cond
      ((ast:lambda? exp)
       (ast:%make-lambda
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   (call/cc
     (lambda (return)
       (define (scan exp fail?)
-        (write `(DEBUG lvr:local-tail-call-only? scan ,exp)) (newline)
+        ;;(write `(DEBUG lvr:local-tail-call-only? scan ,exp)) (newline)
         (cond
          ((ast:lambda? exp)
           (return #f)) ;; Could be OK if not ref'd...
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
   (call/cc
     (lambda (return)
       (define (scan exp)
-        (write `(DEBUG scan ,exp)) (newline)
+        ;;(write `(DEBUG scan ,exp)) (newline)
         (cond
          ((ast:lambda? exp)
           (return #f)) ;; Could be OK if not ref'd...
@@ -235,38 +235,11 @@
                         row$78$676))
                      (make-vector number-of-cols$68$671)))))))
            (length first-row$65$670)))
-        'now)))))
+        'now))))
+  (define *num-passed* 0) 
+ )
 
 )
-                 #;(lambda
-                    (k$1073 i$88$682 first$89$683 row$90$684)
-                    (if (Cyc-fast-eq
-                          i$88$682
-                          number-of-cols$68$671)
-                      (k$1073
-                        (Cyc-fast-eq
-                          i$88$682
-                          number-of-cols$68$671))
-                      ((lambda
-                         (k$1080)
-                         (if (Cyc-fast-eq
-                               (car first$89$683)
-                               (car row$90$684))
-                           (k$1080 if-equal$76$674)
-                           (k$1080 if-different$77$675)))
-                       (lambda
-                         (r$1079)
-                         (Cyc-seq
-                           (vector-set!
-                             vec$79$677
-                             i$88$682
-                             r$1079)
-                           ((cell-get lp$80$87$681)
-                            k$1073
-                            (Cyc-fast-plus i$88$682 1)
-                            (cdr first$89$683)
-                            (cdr row$90$684)))))))
-    
     ;(pretty-print
     ;  (ast:ast->pp-sexp
     ;    (ast:sexp->ast sexp)))
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld b/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
index 91f63451..02a2292c 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 (define-library (scheme cyclone cps-optimizations)
   (import (scheme base)
           (scheme eval)
-          ;(scheme write)
+          (scheme write)
           (scheme cyclone util)
           (scheme cyclone ast)
           (scheme cyclone primitives)