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Arbiters
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 - primitive: make-arbiter name
     Returns an object of type arbiter and name name. Its state is
     initially unlocked.  Arbiters are a way to achieve process
     synchronization.

 - primitive: try-arbiter arb
     Returns #t and locks arbiter if arbiter was unlocked. Otherwise,
     returns #f.

 - primitive: release-arbiter arb
     Returns #t and unlocks arbiter if arbiter was locked. Otherwise,
     returns #f.