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arithmetic
(mul (add 1 2) (add 3 4))

a call can nest on both arguments.

glossary

%: calls a gate with several arguments, gathering them into one sample.

%:(add 2 3) is 5.

irregular forms:

(gate a b c) is %:(gate a b c)

mul multiplies two atoms.

(mul 3 4) is 12.

add sums two atoms.

(add 2 3) is 5.