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+## Basic hello world
+
+```c
+open std::io;
+
+// const { io } = import!("std");
+pub main := fn() -> () {
+  io.println("Hello, world");
+  io.Writer
+  iterator.map(color::Color::to_bytes)
+};
+```
+
+## Structured data
+
+```c
+Color ::= Color { red: u8, green: u8, blue: u8 };
+```
+
+## Union types
+
+```c
+Result<T, E> ::= Ok (T) | Err (E);
+
+Option<T> ::= Some (T) | None;
+
+MaybeColor ::= SomeColor { red: u8, green: u8, blue: u8 } | None;
+```
+
+# Symbol Semantics 
+
+- `=`   => Equal by assignment (or reassignment)
+- `:=`  => Equal by definition
+- `::=` => Equal in structure or type
+- `//`  => in-line comment
+- `///` => in-line doc comment
+- `//!` => in-line module doc comment
+- `|`   => type union
+
+## Classes
+
+Same thing as a Haskell typeclass or Rust trait.