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Module Poni
   Sub Main()
      Console.Writeline("E")
      Console.Writeline("P")
      Console.Writeline("I")
      Console.Writeline("C")
      Dim i As Int16 = 1
      Console.Writeline(i)
      Console.Writeline(i += 1)
      Console.Writeline(i += 2)
      Console.Writeline(i += 3)
   End Sub
End Module
see this is why i like lua
because you can read it as english
whereas that's just something some third grader farted