diff --git a/hy/compiler/ast27.py b/hy/compiler/ast27.py
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+# output ast for cpython 2.7
+
+from hy.lang.builtins import builtins
+# check compiler/modfaker for other crap
+
+offset = 0
+def _new_fn_name():
+    global offset
+    offset += 1
+    return "_hy_fn_%s" % (offset)
+
+# body=[Print(dest=None,
+#             values=[BinOp(left=Num(n=1), op=Add(), right=Num(n=1))],
+#             nl=True)]
+# body=[Expr(value=BinOp(left=Num(n=1), op=Add(), right=Num(n=1)))]
+
+
+
+def forge_ast(name, forest):
+    for tree in forest:
+        print tree