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-![sample code](https://github.com/boltlang/bolt/blob/main/assets/preview-fac.png?raw=true)
+```ocaml
+let fac = match.
+  0 | 1 => 1
+  k => k * fac (k-1)
+```
 
 Bolt is a new strictly-evaluated functional programming language in the making
 that aims to make writing complex applications dead-simple. It ships with some