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+discard """
+  output: "my awesome concat"
+"""
+
+var
+  calls = 0
+  
+proc `&&`(s: varargs[string]): string =
+  result = s[0]
+  for i in 1..len(s)-1: result.add s[i]
+  inc calls
+
+template optConc{ `&&` * a }(a: expr): expr = &&a
+
+let space = " "
+echo "my" && (space & "awe" && "some " ) && "concat"
+
+# check that it's been properly optimized:
+doAssert calls == 1