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"Can't unify" error in debugger

Debugging the attached array1.hs under GHCi gives the following error:

[haskell]$ ghci
GHCi, version 6.8.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude> :load array1.hs 
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( array1.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
*Main> :break rsRandomArray 
Breakpoint 0 activated at array1.hs:(31,0)-(42,79)
*Main> main
Loading package array-0.1.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package old-locale-1.0.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package old-time-1.0.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Loading package random-1.0.0.0 ... linking ... done.
Array 1: array Stopped at array1.hs:(31,0)-(42,79)
_result :: ST s (UArray Idx Double) = _
[array1.hs:(31,0)-(42,79)] *Main> :step
Stopped at array1.hs:31:21-53
ghc-6.8.2: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 6.8.2 for i386-unknown-linux):
        Can't unify

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug

[array1.hs:31:21-53] *Main> :quit
Leaving GHCi.

I'm running Fedora 8 with gcc version 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-33) and ghc-6.8.2-2.fc8.

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Version 6.8.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component GHCi
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