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A forth-like language with weird semantics
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Take a normal forth-like

25 4 * 100 =    // true

Add parenthesis as a re-write rule, and move one symbol from the left to the right

write(2 4 *) becomes 2 4 * write

Do weird stuff that looks like more mainstream languages, but isn't

if (x =(4)) then (do this) else (do that)

becomes

x 4 = if {do this} then {do that} else

(where else is like ;)

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