diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-mal"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+// io lib to read input and print output
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+mod step0_repl;
+use step0_repl::rep;
+
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    loop {
+        print!("user> ");
+        // Flush the prompt to appear before command
+        let _ = io::stdout().flush();
+
+        let mut input = String::new();
+
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut input)?;
+
+        print!("{}", rep(&input));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/step0_repl.rs b/src/step0_repl.rs
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+// Structure the main functions of the interpreter
+//
+// For now just act as an echo, note that each function should not modify the
+// input, thus this can be referenced by the previous step without the need
+// to allocate more memory
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+/// Read input and generate an ast
+fn READ(input: &str) -> String {
+    input.to_string()
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+/// Evaluate the generated ast
+fn EVAL(input: &str) -> String {
+    input.to_string()
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+/// Print out the result of the evaluation
+fn PRINT(input: &str) -> String {
+    input.to_string()
+}
+
+pub fn rep(input: &str) -> String {
+    let ast = READ(input);
+    let result = EVAL(&ast);
+    PRINT(&result)
+}