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+# Builtin types:
+#   u8, u16, i8, i16, block[T], void
+
+# allocate 16 words, returning block
+# a block is similar to a C pointer but contains the allocated size as well
+decl v :: block[u16] = alloc-words 16
+
+# define a fn that zeroes a block of memory
+decl zero-block :: block[u16] -> void
+func zero-block block
+  # for each address in block
+  for-addr addr block
+    # store the value 0 in memory at address addr
+    store addr 0
+
+# call fn zero-block in inlined mode
+zero-block% v
+
+# compute first 16 fibonacci numbers
+decl a :: u16 = 0
+decl b :: u16 = 1
+for-index idx block
+  # declarations in loop constructs are hoisted
+  decl addr :: u16 = addr-at idx block
+  decl v :: u16
+
+  if idx == 0
+    v = a
+  else if idx == 1
+    v = b
+  else
+    v = a + b
+
+  store addr v
+  a = b
+  b = v