diff --git a/examples/thread/thread.q b/examples/thread/thread.q
index 3ef7e5e..350168c 100644
--- a/examples/thread/thread.q
+++ b/examples/thread/thread.q
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-import mem
 import sys
+import thread
 
 main() {
-	start(thread)
-	start(thread)
-	start(thread)
-	thread()
+	thread.create(work)
+	thread.create(work)
+	thread.create(work)
+	work()
 }
 
-start(func Pointer) {
-	size := 4096
-	stack := mem.alloc(size)
-	rip := stack + size - 8
-	store(rip, 8, func)
-	sys.clone(0x100|0x200|0x400|0x800|0x8000|0x10000|0x80000000, rip)
-}
-
-thread() {
+work() {
 	sys.write(1, "[ ] start\n", 10)
 	sys.write(1, "[x] end\n", 8)
 	sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/lib/thread/thread.q b/lib/thread/thread.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b2b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/thread/thread.q
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import mem
+import sys
+
+create(func Pointer) -> Int {
+	size := 4096
+	stack := mem.alloc(size)
+	rip := stack + size - 8
+	store(rip, 8, func)
+	return sys.clone(0x100|0x200|0x400|0x800|0x8000|0x10000|0x80000000, rip)
+}
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