diff --git a/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp b/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
index 46cca52..e614809 100644
--- a/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
+++ b/chaiscript/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
@@ -4,172 +4,175 @@
 #ifndef CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
 #define CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
 
-const char *chaiscript_prelude = " \
-def to_string(x) : call_exists(first, x) && call_exists(second, x) { \n\
-  \"<\" + x.first.to_string() + \", \" + x.second.to_string() + \">\"\n\
-}\n\
-def to_string(x) : call_exists(range, x) && !x.is_type(\"string\"){ \n\
-  \"[\" + x.join(\", \") + \"]\"\n\
-}\n\
-def to_string(x) { \n\
-  return internal_to_string(x)\n\
-}\n\
-def puts(x) { \n\
-  print_string(x.to_string()) \n\
-}; \n\
-def print(x) { \n\
-  println_string(x.to_string()) \n\
-}; \n\
-def max(a, b) { if (a>b) { a } else { b } } \n\
-def min(a, b) { if (a<b) { a } else { b } } \n\
-def odd(x)  { if (x % 2 == 1) { true } else { false } } \n\
-def even(x) { if (x % 2 == 0) { true } else { false } } \n\
-def push_back(container, x) { container.push_back_ref(clone(x)) } \n\
-def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    func(range.front()) \n\
-    range.pop_front() \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-def map(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var retval = Vector() \n\
-  var range = range(container) \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(func(range.front())) \n\
-    range.pop_front() \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def foldl(container, func, initial) : call_exists(range, container){ \n\
-  var retval = initial \n\
-  var range = range(container) \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    retval = (func(range.front(), retval)) \n\
-    range.pop_front() \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def sum(container) { foldl(container, `+`, 0.0) } \n\
-def product(container) { foldl(container, `*`, 1.0) } \n\
-def concat(x, y) : call_exists(clone, x) { \n\
-  var retval = x; \n\
-  var len = y.size(); \n\
-  var i = 0; \n\
-  while (i < len) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(y[i]); \n\
-    ++i; \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-def take(container, num) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  var i = num; \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-    --i; \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def take_while(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while ((!r.empty()) && f(r.front())) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def drop(container, num) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  var i = num; \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-    --i; \n\
-  } \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def drop_while(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while ((!r.empty())&& f(r.front())) { \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def reduce(container, func) : container.size() >= 2 && call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  var retval = r.front(); \n\
-  r.pop_front(); \n\
-  retval = func(retval, r.front()); \n\
-  r.pop_front(); \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    retval = func(retval, r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def join(container, delim) { \n\
-  var retval = \"\" \n\
-  var range = range(container) \n\
-  if (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    retval += to_string(range.front()) \n\
-    range.pop_front() \n\
-    while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-      retval += delim \n\
-      retval += to_string(range.front()) \n\
-      range.pop_front() \n\
-    } \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def filter(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  var r = range(container); \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    if (f(r.front())) { \n\
-      retval.push_back(r.front()); \n\
-    } \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def generate_range(x, y) { \n\
-  var i = x; \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while (i <= y) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(i); \n\
-    ++i; \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def collate(x, y) { \n\
-  [x, y] \n\
-} \n\
-def zip_with(f, x, y) : call_exists(range, x) && call_exists(range, y) { \n\
-  var r_x = range(x); \n\
-  var r_y = range(y); \n\
-  var retval = Vector(); \n\
-  while (!r_x.empty() && !r_y.empty()) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(f(r_x.front(), r_y.front())); \n\
-    r_x.pop_front(); \n\
-    r_y.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval \n\
-} \n\
-def zip(x, y) { \n\
-  zip_with(collate, x, y) \n\
-}\n";
+#define CODE_STRING(x, y) #x ", " #y
+
+#define chaiscript_prelude CODE_STRING(\
+def to_string(x) : call_exists(first, x) && call_exists(second, x) { \
+  "<" + x.first.to_string() + ", " + x.second.to_string() + ">"; \
+} \
+def to_string(x) : call_exists(range, x) && !x.is_type("string"){ \
+  "[" + x.join(", ") + "]"; \
+} \
+def to_string(x) { \
+  return internal_to_string(x); \
+} \
+def puts(x) { \
+  print_string(x.to_string()); \
+} \
+def print(x) { \
+  println_string(x.to_string()); \
+} \
+def max(a, b) { if (a>b) { a } else { b } } \
+def min(a, b) { if (a<b) { a } else { b } } \
+def odd(x)  { if (x % 2 == 1) { true } else { false } } \
+def even(x) { if (x % 2 == 0) { true } else { false } } \
+def push_back(container, x) { container.push_back_ref(clone(x)) } \
+def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var range = range(container); \
+  while (!range.empty()) { \
+    func(range.front()); \
+    range.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+} \
+def map(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  var range = range(container); \
+  while (!range.empty()) { \
+    retval.push_back(func(range.front())); \
+    range.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval \
+} \
+def foldl(container, func, initial) : call_exists(range, container){ \
+  var retval = initial; \
+  var range = range(container); \
+  while (!range.empty()) { \
+    retval = (func(range.front(), retval)); \
+    range.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def sum(container) { foldl(container, `+`, 0.0) } \
+def product(container) { foldl(container, `*`, 1.0) } \
+def concat(x, y) : call_exists(clone, x) { \
+  var retval = x; \
+  var len = y.size(); \
+  var i = 0; \
+  while (i < len) { \
+    retval.push_back(y[i]); \
+    ++i; \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def take(container, num) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  var i = num; \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \
+    retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+    --i; \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def take_while(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while ((!r.empty()) && f(r.front())) { \
+    retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def drop(container, num) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  var i = num; \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+    --i; \
+  } \
+  while (!r.empty()) { \
+    retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def drop_while(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while ((!r.empty())&& f(r.front())) { \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  while (!r.empty()) { \
+    retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def reduce(container, func) : container.size() >= 2 && call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  var retval = r.front(); \
+  r.pop_front(); \
+  retval = func(retval, r.front()); \
+  r.pop_front(); \
+  while (!r.empty()) { \
+    retval = func(retval, r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def join(container, delim) { \
+  var retval = ""; \
+  var range = range(container); \
+  if (!range.empty()) { \
+    retval += to_string(range.front()); \
+    range.pop_front(); \
+    while (!range.empty()) { \
+      retval += delim; \
+      retval += to_string(range.front()); \
+      range.pop_front(); \
+    } \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def filter(container, f) : call_exists(range, container) { \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  var r = range(container); \
+  while (!r.empty()) { \
+    if (f(r.front())) { \
+      retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    } \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def generate_range(x, y) { \
+  var i = x; \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while (i <= y) { \
+    retval.push_back(i); \
+    ++i; \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def collate(x, y) { \
+  [x, y]; \
+} \
+def zip_with(f, x, y) : call_exists(range, x) && call_exists(range, y) { \
+  var r_x = range(x); \
+  var r_y = range(y); \
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  while (!r_x.empty() && !r_y.empty()) { \
+    retval.push_back(f(r_x.front(), r_y.front())); \
+    r_x.pop_front(); \
+    r_y.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
+def zip(x, y) { \
+  zip_with(collate, x, y); \
+}\
+)
 
 #endif /* CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_ */