diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+
+All rights reserved.
+
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+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# docstrings
+  This package provides <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docstring docstring> funcionality similar to Python or Lisp.
+  Docstrings are simply strings bound to identifier names.
+  To get access to a name one must enable @-XTemplateHaskell@ and use
+  prime notation like @'myValIdentifier@ and @''MyTypeIdentifier@.
+  Access Docstrings in the repl via @help 'myIdentifier@,
+  and introduce Docstrings via @docstring 'myIdentifier "some documentation"@ in a module.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/docstrings.cabal b/docstrings.cabal
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+name:                docstrings
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Docstrings for documentation in the repl
+description:
+  This package provides <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docstring docstring> funcionality similar to Python or Lisp.
+  Docstrings are simply strings bound to identifier names.
+  To get access to a name one must enable @-XTemplateHaskell@ and use
+  prime notation like @'myValIdentifier@ and @''MyTypeIdentifier@.
+  Access Docstrings in the repl via @help 'myIdentifier@,
+  and introduce Docstrings via @docstring 'myIdentifier "some documentation"@ in a module.
+homepage:            https://github.com/daig/docstrings#readme
+license:             MIT
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Dai
+maintainer:          dailectic@gmail.com
+copyright:           2017 Dai
+category:            Documentation
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Help, Help.Docstring
+  other-modules:       Help.Docstring.Internal
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                      ,containers
+                      ,template-haskell
+                      ,heredoc
+  ghc-options:         -Wall
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/daig/docstrings
diff --git a/src/Help.hs b/src/Help.hs
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+{-# language TemplateHaskell #-}
+{-# language QuasiQuotes #-}
+{-|
+Module      : Help 
+Description : Access and define docstrings
+Copyright   : Dai 2017
+License     : MIT
+Maintainer  : dailectic@gmail.com
+Stability   : experimental
+Portability : POSIX
+
+Import this module in the repl to access docstrings. When defining docstrings it is best to import only @Help.Docstring@.
+-}
+                         
+module Help (help, docstring) where
+import Help.Docstring
+import Help.Docstring.Internal
+import Data.Map as M
+
+-- | Retrieve documentation for a value/function identifier `'myIdentifier`
+-- or a type identifier `''MyIdentifier`.
+--
+-- `help` will find documentation from any use of `docstring` in previously imported modules.
+-- Documentation for a module `MyModule` is conventionally found in an associated `MyModule.Docs`|]
+help :: Name -> IO ()
+help n = do
+  m <- readMVar docstrings
+  putStrLn $ case M.lookup n m of
+    Nothing -> "no documentation for " ++ show n
+    Just s -> "=== " ++ show n ++ " ===\n" ++ s ++ "\n======"
+
+docstring 'docstring
+  [str|Add documentation string for given `Name`, to be retrieved by `help`.
+      |You may want to use the `Text.Heredoc.str` quasiquoter for convinient multiline documentation.
+      |(See definition for `docstring`)
+      |
+      |`docstring` adds documentation to a magic global scope as a Template Haskell side effect
+      |and so documentation for `MyModule` should probably be added only in a seperate `MyModule.Doc` module
+      |to avoid polluting application code|]
+docstring 'help
+  [str|Retrieve documentation for a value/function identifier `'myIdentifier`
+      |or a type identifier `''MyIdentifier`.
+      |
+      |`help` will find documentation from any use of `docstring` in previously imported modules.
+      |Documentation for a module `MyModule` is conventionally found in an associated `MyModule.Docs`|]
diff --git a/src/Help/Docstring.hs b/src/Help/Docstring.hs
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+{-|
+Module      : Help.Docstring
+Description : Define docstrings
+Copyright   : Dai 2017
+License     : MIT
+Maintainer  : dailectic@gmail.com
+Stability   : experimental
+Portability : POSIX
+-}
+module Help.Docstring (docstring, module X ) where
+import Help.Docstring.Internal
+import Data.Map as M
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax as X (Name,Q,Dec)
+import Text.Heredoc as X (str)
+
+-- | Add documentation string for given `Name`, to be retrieved by `help`.
+-- You may want to use the `Text.Heredoc.str` quasiquoter for convinient multiline documentation.
+-- (See definition for `docstring`)
+--
+-- `docstring` adds documentation to a magic global scope as a Template Haskell side effect
+-- and so documentation for `MyModule` should probably be added only in a seperate `MyModule.Doc` module
+-- to avoid polluting application code
+docstring :: Name -> String -> Q [Dec]
+docstring n s = unsafePerformIO (modifyMVar docstrings (\m -> return (M.insert n s m,()))) `seq` return []
diff --git a/src/Help/Docstring/Internal.hs b/src/Help/Docstring/Internal.hs
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+{-|
+Module      : Help.Docstring.Internal
+Description : Define docstrings
+Copyright   : Dai 2017
+License     : MIT
+Maintainer  : dailectic@gmail.com
+Stability   : experimental
+Portability : POSIX
+-}
+module Help.Docstring.Internal (docstrings, module X) where
+import GHC.IO as X (unsafePerformIO)
+import GHC.Conc (pseq)
+import Data.Map as M
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar as X (MVar,newMVar,modifyMVar,readMVar)
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax as X (Name,Q,Dec)
+
+
+-- | Global list of docstrings. Should not be accessed directly and only be manipulated by @docstring@ and @help@
+docstrings :: MVar (Map Name String)
+{-# noinline docstrings #-}
+docstrings = m `pseq` unsafePerformIO (newMVar m) where m = M.empty
