gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/src/core/IO.pm b/src/core/IO.pm
index 5067ef5..01eb6b7 100644
--- a/src/core/IO.pm
+++ b/src/core/IO.pm
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ sub print(|) {
     Bool::True
 }
 
-sub say(|) {
+proto sub say(|) { * }
+multi sub say(\x) {
+    my $out := $*OUT;
+    $out.print(x.gist);
+    $out.print("\n");
+}
+multi sub say(|) {
     my $args := nqp::p6argvmarray();
-    $*OUT.print(nqp::shift($args).gist) while $args;
-    $*OUT.print("\n");
+    my $out  := $*OUT;
+    $out.print(nqp::shift($args).gist) while $args;
+    $out.print("\n");
 }
 
 sub note(|) {