diff --git a/code/compiler/09/runtime.c b/code/compiler/09/runtime.c
index c5f855f..52a74c8 100644
--- a/code/compiler/09/runtime.c
+++ b/code/compiler/09/runtime.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 struct node_base* alloc_node() {
     struct node_base* new_node = malloc(sizeof(struct node_app));
+    new_node->gc_next = NULL;
+    new_node->gc_reachable = 0;
     assert(new_node != NULL);
     return new_node;
 }
@@ -46,6 +48,27 @@ void free_node_direct(struct node_base* n) {
     }
 }
 
+void gc_visit_node(struct node_base* n) {
+    if(n->gc_reachable) return;
+    n->gc_reachable = 1;
+
+    if(n->tag == NODE_APP) {
+        struct node_app* app = (struct node_app*) n;
+        gc_visit_node(app->left);
+        gc_visit_node(app->right);
+    } if(n->tag == NODE_IND) {
+        struct node_ind* ind = (struct node_ind*) n;
+        gc_visit_node(ind->next);
+    } if(n->tag == NODE_DATA) {
+        struct node_data* data = (struct node_data*) n;
+        struct node_base** to_visit = data->array;
+        while(*to_visit) {
+            gc_visit_node(*to_visit);
+            to_visit++;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void stack_init(struct stack* s) {
     s->size = 4;
     s->count = 0;
@@ -82,12 +105,14 @@ void stack_popn(struct stack* s, size_t n) {
 
 void gmachine_init(struct gmachine* g) {
     stack_init(&g->stack);
-    g->nodes = NULL;
+    g->gc_nodes = NULL;
+    g->gc_node_count = 0;
+    g->gc_node_threshold = 128;
 }
 
 void gmachine_free(struct gmachine* g) {
     stack_free(&g->stack);
-    struct node_base* to_free = g->nodes;
+    struct node_base* to_free = g->gc_nodes;
     struct node_base* next;
 
     while(to_free) {
@@ -122,9 +147,10 @@ void gmachine_alloc(struct gmachine* g, size_t o) {
 void gmachine_pack(struct gmachine* g, size_t n, int8_t t) {
     assert(g->stack.count >= n);
 
-    struct node_base** data = malloc(sizeof(*data) * n);
+    struct node_base** data = malloc(sizeof(*data) * (n + 1));
     assert(data != NULL);
     memcpy(data, &g->stack.data[g->stack.count - n], n * sizeof(*data));
+    data[n] = NULL;
 
     struct node_data* new_node = (struct node_data*) alloc_node();
     new_node->array = data;
@@ -143,13 +169,36 @@ void gmachine_split(struct gmachine* g, size_t n) {
 }
 
 struct node_base* gmachine_track(struct gmachine* g, struct node_base* b) {
-    b->gc_next = g->nodes;
-    g->nodes = b;
+    g->gc_node_count++;
+    if(g->gc_node_count >= g->gc_node_threshold) {
+        gc_visit_node(b);
+        gmachine_gc(g);
+        g->gc_node_threshold *= 2;
+    }
+
+    b->gc_next = g->gc_nodes;
+    g->gc_nodes = b;
     return b;
 }
 
 void gmachine_gc(struct gmachine* g) {
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < g->stack.count; i++) {
+        gc_visit_node(g->stack.data[i]);
+    }
 
+    struct node_base** head_ptr = &g->gc_nodes;
+    while(*head_ptr) {
+        if((*head_ptr)->gc_reachable) {
+            (*head_ptr)->gc_reachable = 0;
+            head_ptr = &(*head_ptr)->gc_next;
+        } else {
+            struct node_base* to_free = *head_ptr;
+            *head_ptr = to_free->gc_next;
+            free_node_direct(to_free);
+            free(to_free);
+            g->gc_node_count--;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void unwind(struct gmachine* g) {
diff --git a/code/compiler/09/runtime.h b/code/compiler/09/runtime.h
index c1f9dee..030a27c 100644
--- a/code/compiler/09/runtime.h
+++ b/code/compiler/09/runtime.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ enum node_tag {
 
 struct node_base {
     enum node_tag tag;
-    int8_t gc_color;
+    int8_t gc_reachable;
     struct node_base* gc_next;
 };
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct node_num* alloc_num(int32_t n);
 struct node_global* alloc_global(void (*f)(struct gmachine*), int32_t a);
 struct node_ind* alloc_ind(struct node_base* n);
 void free_node_direct(struct node_base*);
+void gc_visit_node(struct node_base*);
 
 struct stack {
     size_t size;
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ void stack_popn(struct stack* s, size_t n);
 
 struct gmachine {
     struct stack stack;
-    struct node_base* nodes;
+    struct node_base* gc_nodes;
+    int64_t gc_node_count;
+    int64_t gc_node_threshold;
 };
 
 void gmachine_init(struct gmachine* g);