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+snippet #!
+	#!/usr/bin/env lua
+	$1
+snippet local
+	local ${1:x} = ${2:1}
+snippet fun
+	function ${1:fname}(${2:...})
+		${3:-- body}
+	end
+snippet for
+	for ${1:i}=${2:1},${3:10} do
+		${4:print(i)}
+	end
+snippet forp
+	for ${1:i},${2:v} in pairs(${3:table_name}) do
+	   ${4:-- body}
+	end
+snippet fori
+	for ${1:i},${2:v} in ipairs(${3:table_name}) do
+	   ${4:-- body}
+	end