diff --git a/src/kernel.hcl b/src/kernel.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..037c331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel.hcl
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+class Object {
+}
+
+class Collection: Object {
+}
+
+class IndexedCollection: Collection {
+}
+
+class FixedSizedCollection: Collection {
+}
+
+class Array: FixedSizedCollection {
+}
+
+class String: Array {
+}
+
+fun Collection:length() {
+	return (arr.length self)
+}
+
+fun Collection:slice(index count) {
+	return (arr.slice self index count)
+}
+
+
+
+
+printf "string length %d\n" ("aaaa":length)