Out of memory in such a simple case

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Prelude> id 5
5
Prelude> id id id id id 5
5
Prelude> id id id id id id id id id id id id id id 5
5
Prelude> id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id id 5
<interactive>: out of memory

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Trac field	Value
Version	7.2.1
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	GhciCrash
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	GHCi
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