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+# Conway's Game of Life
+
+import stdlib/stdlib.sl
+import stdlib/io.sl
+import stdlib/mem.sl
+
+macro WIDTH 0 40 ;
+macro HEIGHT 0 24 ;
+macro GENERATIONS 0 80 ;
+macro CELLS 0 WIDTH HEIGHT * ;
+macro FRAME_DELAY 0 35000000;
+
+#cell_addr [*, grid, x | y] -> [* | addr]
+word cell_addr
+    WIDTH * + 8 * +
+end
+
+#get_cell [*, grid, x | y] -> [* | value]
+word get_cell
+    dup 0 < if
+        2drop drop 0
+    else dup HEIGHT >= if
+        2drop drop 0
+    else over 0 < if
+        2drop drop 0
+    else over WIDTH >= if
+        2drop drop 0
+    else
+        cell_addr @
+    end
+end
+
+#term_enter [*] -> [*]
+word term_enter
+    # Enter alternate screen: ESC[?1049h
+    27 putc 91 putc 63 putc 49 putc 48 putc 52 putc 57 putc 104 putc
+    # Hide cursor: ESC[?25l
+    27 putc 91 putc 63 putc 50 putc 53 putc 108 putc
+end
+
+#term_leave [*] -> [*]
+word term_leave
+    # Show cursor: ESC[?25h
+    27 putc 91 putc 63 putc 50 putc 53 putc 104 putc
+    # Leave alternate screen (restores original terminal view): ESC[?1049l
+    27 putc 91 putc 63 putc 49 putc 48 putc 52 putc 57 putc 108 putc
+end
+
+#clear_screen_home [*] -> [*]
+word clear_screen_home
+    # Clear full screen: ESC[2J
+    27 putc 91 putc 50 putc 74 putc
+    # Move cursor home: ESC[H
+    27 putc 91 putc 72 putc
+end
+
+#frame_sleep [*] -> [*]
+word frame_sleep
+    # Busy wait between frames; tune FRAME_DELAY for your machine.
+    FRAME_DELAY for
+        1 drop
+    end
+end
+
+#set_cell [*, grid, x, y | value] -> [*]
+word set_cell
+    >r
+    cell_addr
+    r> !
+end
+
+#count_neighbors [*, grid, x | y] -> [* | n]
+word count_neighbors
+    with g x y in
+        0
+        g x 1 - y 1 - get_cell +
+        g x     y 1 - get_cell +
+        g x 1 + y 1 - get_cell +
+        g x 1 - y     get_cell +
+        g x 1 + y     get_cell +
+        g x 1 - y 1 + get_cell +
+        g x     y 1 + get_cell +
+        g x 1 + y 1 + get_cell +
+    end
+end
+
+#print_cell [* | state] -> [*]
+word print_cell
+    if 35 putc else 46 putc end
+end
+
+#print_board [* | grid] -> [*]
+word print_board
+    0
+    while dup HEIGHT < do
+        0
+        while dup WIDTH < do
+            2 pick
+            1 pick
+            3 pick
+            get_cell print_cell
+            1 +
+        end
+        drop
+        10 putc
+        1 +
+    end
+    drop
+    drop
+    10 putc
+end
+
+#evolve [*, state | neighbors] -> [* | new_state]
+word evolve
+    over 1 == if
+        nip
+        dup 2 == if
+            drop 1
+        else
+            dup 3 == if drop 1 else drop 0 end
+        end
+    else
+        nip
+        dup 3 == if drop 1 else drop 0 end
+    end
+end
+
+#copy_qwords [*, dst, src | count] -> [*]
+word copy_qwords
+    while dup 0 > do
+        over @
+        3 pick swap !
+        swap 8 + swap
+        rot 8 + -rot
+        1 -
+    end
+    drop 2drop
+end
+
+#clear_board [* | grid] -> [*]
+word clear_board
+    0
+    while dup CELLS < do
+        over over 8 * + 0 !
+        1 +
+    end
+    drop
+    drop
+end
+
+#seed_glider [* | grid] -> [*]
+word seed_glider
+    dup 1 0 1 set_cell
+    dup 2 1 1 set_cell
+    dup 0 2 1 set_cell
+    dup 1 2 1 set_cell
+    dup 2 2 1 set_cell
+    drop
+end
+
+#step [*, current | next] -> [*, current | next]
+word step
+    0
+    while dup HEIGHT < do
+        0
+        while dup WIDTH < do
+            # current next y x
+            3 pick
+            1 pick
+            3 pick
+            get_cell
+            # current next y x state
+
+            4 pick
+            2 pick
+            4 pick
+            count_neighbors
+            # current next y x state neighbors
+
+            evolve
+            # current next y x new_state
+
+            3 pick
+            2 pick
+            4 pick
+            cell_addr
+            swap !
+            # current next y x
+
+            1 +
+        end
+        drop
+        1 +
+    end
+    drop
+end
+
+word main
+    CELLS 8 * alloc
+    CELLS 8 * alloc
+
+    over clear_board
+    dup clear_board
+
+    over seed_glider
+
+    term_enter
+
+    GENERATIONS for
+        clear_screen_home
+        over print_board
+        frame_sleep
+        2dup step
+        over over CELLS copy_qwords
+    end
+
+    term_leave
+
+    swap CELLS 8 * free
+    CELLS 8 * free
+
+    0
+end