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 usage: `bun repl.ts`
+
+example:
+```
+➜ rlwrap bun repl.ts
+>>> ((λ n.(λ f.(λ x.(f ((n f) x))))) (λ g.(λ g . (\ y.y))))
+(λ g . (λ g . (λ y . y)))
+>>>
+```