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+
+(define-module (guile gc))
+
+(define (R) (reload-module (current-module)))
+
+(define gc-size 20)
+(define the-cars (make-vector gc-size))
+(define the-cdrs (make-vector gc-size))
+(define gc-free 0)
+(define (show-gc)
+  (display "free:") (display gc-free) (newline)
+  (display "cars:") (display the-cars) (newline))
+(show-gc)
+
+(define (make-cell type . x)
+  (cons type (if (pair? x) (car x))))
+
+(define (gc-alloc)
+  ((lambda (index)
+     (set! gc-free (+ gc-free 1))
+     ;;(cons 'cell index)
+     (make-cell *unspecified* index)
+     )
+   gc-free))
+
+(define (gc-make-number x)
+  ((lambda (cell)
+     (vector-set! the-cars (cdr cell) (make-cell 'number x))
+     cell)
+   (gc-alloc)))
+
+(display (gc-make-number 3)) (newline)
+(show-gc)