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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Some other simple things you can try in the listener:
 
 1000 [1,b] sum .
 
-4 <iota>  [
+4 <iota> [
     "Happy Birthday " write
     2 = "dear NAME" "to You" ? print
 ] each