This would cause loops with letflat (and possibly with itself as well).
-- let simplification
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letsimpl, letsimpltop :: Transform
+-- Don't simplify a let that evaluates to another let, since this is already
+-- normal form (and would cause infinite loops with letflat below).
+letsimpl expr@(Let _ (Let _ _)) = return expr
-- Put the "in ..." value of a let in its own binding, but not when the
-- expression is already a local variable, or not representable (to prevent loops with inlinenonrep).
letsimpl expr@(Let binds res) = do