diff --git a/examples/bench_27/main.c b/examples/bench_27/main.c
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--- a/examples/bench_27/main.c
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-#include <time.h>
-#include "../../reowolf.h"
-#include "../utility.c"
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-    int i, rounds;
-    char optimized = argv[1][0];
-    rounds = atoi(argv[2]);
-    printf("optimized %c, rounds %d\n", optimized, rounds);
-
-    unsigned char pdl[] = "\
-    primitive xrouter(in a, out b, out c) {\
-        while(true) sync {\
-            if(fires(a)) {\
-                if(fires(b)) put(b, get(a));\
-                else         put(c, get(a));\
-            }\
-        }\
-    }\
-    ";
-    Arc_ProtocolDescription * pd = protocol_description_parse(pdl, sizeof(pdl)-1);
-    printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
-    Connector * c = connector_new_with_id(pd, 0);
-    PortId ports[8];
-    if(optimized=='y') {
-        connector_add_port_pair(c, &ports[0], &ports[1]);
-        connector_add_port_pair(c, &ports[2], &ports[7]); // 3,4,5,6 uninitialized
-        connector_add_component(c, "sync", 4, ports+1, 2);
-        printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
-    } else {
-        for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
-            connector_add_port_pair(c, &ports[i*2+0], &ports[i*2+1]);
-        }
-        connector_add_component(c, "xrouter", 7, (PortId[]) {ports[1],ports[2],ports[4]}, 3);
-        printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
-        connector_add_component(c, "merger" , 6, (PortId[]) {ports[3],ports[5],ports[6]}, 3);
-        printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
-    }
-    connector_connect(c, -1);
-    printf("Error str `%s`\n", reowolf_error_peek(NULL));
-
-    size_t msg_len = 1000;
-    char * msg = malloc(msg_len);
-    memset(msg, 42, msg_len);
-    
-    clock_t begin = clock();
-    for (i=0; i<rounds; i++) {
-        connector_put_bytes(c, ports[0], msg, msg_len);
-        connector_get(c, ports[7]);
-        connector_sync(c, -1);
-    }
-    clock_t end = clock();
-    double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
-    printf("Time Spent: %f\n", time_spent);
-
-    free(msg);
-    return 0;
-}
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