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+(ns ludus.prelude
+	(:require
+			[ludus.ast :as ast]))
+
+(def eq {
+	:name "eq"
+	::ast/type ::ast/clj
+	:body =
+	})
+
+(def add {
+	:name "add"
+	::ast/type ::ast/clj
+	:body +
+	})
+
+(def panic {
+	:name "panic"
+	::ast/type ::ast/clj
+	:body (fn [& args] (throw (ex-info "Ludus panicked!" {:args args})))
+	})
+
+(def print {
+	:name "print"
+	::ast/type ::ast/clj
+	:body (fn [& args] 
+		(println (str args))
+		:ok)
+	})
+
+(def prelude {
+	"eq" eq 
+	"add" add 
+	"panic" panic
+	"print" print
+	})
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