diff --git a/examples/old/eg_protocols.pdl b/examples/old/eg_protocols.pdl
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--- a/examples/old/eg_protocols.pdl
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-
-primitive forward(in i, out o) {
-	while(true) synchronous {
-		put(o, get(i));
-	}
-}
-composite dynamic(in i, out o) {
-	new forward(i, o);
-}
-primitive sync(in i, out o) {
-	while(true) synchronous {
-		if(fires(i)) {
-			put(o, get(i));
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-primitive sync_two(in ia, in ib, out oa, out ob) {
-	while(true) synchronous {
-		if (fires(ia)) {
-			put(oa, get(ia));
-			put(ob, get(ib));
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-primitive xor_three(in ai, out ao, in bi, out bo, in ci, out co) {
-	synchronous {
-		if      (fires(ai)) put(ao, get(ai));
-		else if (fires(bi)) put(bo, get(bi));
-		else                put(co, get(ci)); 
-	}
-}
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