diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# attoparsec-base64
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/attoparsec-base64.cabal b/attoparsec-base64.cabal
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+name:                attoparsec-base64
+version:             0.0.0
+synopsis:            Fetch only base64 characters, erroring in the attoparsec monad on failure
+-- description:
+homepage:            https://github.com/athanclark/attoparsec-base64#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Athan Clark
+maintainer:          Athan Clark <athan.clark@gmail.com>
+copyright:           2017 Athan Clark
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Data.Attoparsec.Text.Base64
+                       Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Base64
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , attoparsec
+                     , bytestring
+                     , text
+                     , word8
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/athanclark/attoparsec-base64
diff --git a/src/Data/Attoparsec/ByteString/Base64.hs b/src/Data/Attoparsec/ByteString/Base64.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+module Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Base64 where
+
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.ByteString as Atto
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+-- import Data.Char (isAlphaNum)
+import Data.Word8 (isAlphaNum, _equal, _plus, _slash)
+import Data.Monoid ((<>))
+
+
+base64 :: Atto.Parser ByteString
+base64 = do
+  init <- Atto.takeWhile1 (\c -> isAlphaNum c || c == _plus || c == _slash) Atto.<?> "content"
+  padding <- Atto.takeWhile (== _equal) Atto.<?> "padding"
+  pure (init <> padding)
diff --git a/src/Data/Attoparsec/Text/Base64.hs b/src/Data/Attoparsec/Text/Base64.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+module Data.Attoparsec.Text.Base64 where
+
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text as Atto
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Char (isAlphaNum)
+import Data.Monoid ((<>))
+
+
+base64 :: Atto.Parser Text
+base64 = do
+  init <- Atto.takeWhile1 (\c -> isAlphaNum c || c == '+' || c == '/') Atto.<?> "content"
+  padding <- Atto.takeWhile (== '=') Atto.<?> "padding"
+  pure (init <> padding)