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+exception Unreachable
+
+fun $ (x, y) = x y
+infixr 0 $
+
+fun printLn s = (print s; print "\n")
+
+(* All global values which computations may raise an exception must be
+ * wrapped in lazy, so that no exception is thrown before custom
+ * top-level handler is set.
+ *)
+fun lazy thunk =
+let
+  datatype 'a value =
+    Unevaluated of unit -> 'a |
+    Evaluated of 'a |
+    Exn of exn
+
+  val value = ref $ Unevaluated thunk 
+in
+  fn () =>
+    case !value of
+      Unevaluated th =>
+        let
+          val x = th () handle e => (value := Exn e; raise e)
+        in
+          value := Evaluated x;
+          x
+        end
+    | Evaluated v => v
+    | Exn e => raise e
+end