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+import torch
+from torch import cat
+from torch.nn import Module
+
+from einops import reduce
+
+# helpers
+
+def exists(v):
+    return v is not None
+
+def default(v, d):
+    return v if exists(v) else d
+
+def divisible_by(num, den):
+    return (num % den) == 0
+
+# evolution - start with the most minimal, a population of 3
+# 1 is natural selected out, the other 2 performs crossover
+
+def select_and_crossover(
+    codes,   # Float[3 ...]
+    fitness, # Float[3]
+):
+    pop_size = codes.shape[0]
+    assert pop_size == fitness.shape[0]
+    assert divisible_by(pop_size, 3)
+
+    # selection
+
+    sorted_indices = fitness.sort().indices
+    selected = sorted_indices[(pop_size // 3):] # bottom third wins darwin awards
+    codes = codes[selected]
+
+    # crossover
+
+    child = reduce(codes, '(two paired) ... -> paired ...', 'mean', two = 2)
+    codes = cat((codes, child))
+
+    return codes
+
+# class
+
+class EvoVQ(Module):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        raise NotImplementedError