diff --git a/functional_programming/ch01/fibonacci.go b/functional_programming/ch01/fibonacci.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func Fibonacci(x int) int {
+	if x == 0 {
+		return 0
+	} else if x <= 2 {
+		return 1
+	} else {
+		return Fibonacci(x-2) + Fibonacci(x-1)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fib := Fibonacci
+	fmt.Printf("%vn", fib(50))
+}