@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
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 print("----------");
 
 # the variable "it" is inserted to the scope
-@macro LetItBe(x, y) { let it = x in y };
+@macro LetItBe(x, y) { var it = x; y };
 print( LetItBe("myself",  "when I find " ~ it ~ " in times of trouble") );
 
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 print("----------");