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+;; Example of multiple threads using a shared queue 
+(import
+  (scheme base)
+  (scheme write)
+  (shared-queue)
+  (srfi 18)
+  (cyclone concurrent))
+
+(define q (make-queue))
+(define (consume)
+  (let ((val (queue-remove! q)))
+    (write `(removed ,val))
+    (thread-sleep! 2)))
+(define t1 (make-thread consume))
+(define t2 (make-thread consume))
+
+(thread-start! t1)
+(thread-start! t2)
+
+(thread-sleep! 1)
+(queue-add! q 'a)
+(queue-add! q 'b)
+
+(thread-join! t1)
+(thread-join! t2)
+(write "done")