diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+This modile is under this "3 clause" BSD license:
+
+Copyright (c) 2007-2009, Christopher Kuklewicz
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+    * The names of the contributors may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Setup.lhs b/Setup.lhs
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+#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
+> import Distribution.Simple
+> main = defaultMain
diff --git a/Text/Regex/TDFA/UTF8.hs b/Text/Regex/TDFA/UTF8.hs
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+module Text.Regex.TDFA.UTF8(Utf8(Utf8,utf8)) where
+
+import Data.Array.IArray((!))
+import Data.Maybe(listToMaybe)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as L(ByteString,empty)
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.UTF8 as U(take,drop,uncons,toString)
+
+import Text.Regex.Base(RegexLike(..),RegexMaker(..),Extract(..),MatchArray,RegexContext(..))
+import Text.Regex.Base.Impl(polymatch,polymatchM)
+
+import Text.Regex.TDFA.String() -- instances only
+import Text.Regex.TDFA.Common(Regex(..),CompOption,ExecOption(captureGroups),Position)
+import Text.Regex.TDFA.NewDFA.Uncons(Uncons(uncons))
+import qualified Text.Regex.TDFA.NewDFA.Engine as Engine(execMatch)
+import qualified Text.Regex.TDFA.NewDFA.Tester as Tester(matchTest)
+
+-- This is a newtype for the instances we are making.
+-- You will likely want to use a pre-existing newtype from your code.
+newtype Utf8 = Utf8 { utf8 :: L.ByteString }
+  deriving (Show,Read,Eq,Ord)
+
+instance Extract Utf8 where
+  {-# INLINE empty #-}
+  empty = Utf8 L.empty
+  {-# INLINE before #-}
+  before i = Utf8 . U.take (fromIntegral i) . utf8
+  {-# INLINE after #-}
+  after i = Utf8 . U.drop (fromIntegral i) . utf8
+
+instance Uncons Utf8 where
+  {-# INLINE uncons #-}
+  uncons = fmap (fmap Utf8) . U.uncons . utf8
+
+instance RegexMaker Regex CompOption ExecOption Utf8 where
+  makeRegexOptsM c e source = makeRegexOptsM c e (U.toString (utf8 source))
+
+{-# SPECIALIZE execMatch :: Regex -> Position -> Char -> Utf8 -> [MatchArray] #-}
+execMatch :: Uncons text => Regex -> Position -> Char -> text -> [MatchArray]
+execMatch = Engine.execMatch
+
+{-# SPECIALIZE myMatchTest :: Regex -> Utf8 -> Bool #-}
+myMatchTest :: Uncons text => Regex -> text -> Bool
+myMatchTest = Tester.matchTest
+
+instance RegexLike Regex Utf8 where
+  matchOnce r s = listToMaybe (matchAll r s)
+  matchAll r s = execMatch r 0 '\n' s
+  matchCount r s = length (matchAll r' s)
+    where r' = r { regex_execOptions = (regex_execOptions r) {captureGroups = False} }
+  matchTest = myMatchTest
+  matchOnceText regex source =
+    fmap (\ ma ->
+            let (o,l) = ma!0
+            in (before o source
+               ,fmap (\ ol -> (extract ol source,ol)) ma
+               ,after (o+l) source))
+         (matchOnce regex source)
+  matchAllText regex source =
+    let go i _ _ | i `seq` False = undefined
+        go _i _t [] = []
+        go i t (x:xs) =
+          let (off0,len0) = x!0
+              trans pair@(off,len) = (extract (off-i,len) t,pair)
+              t' = after (off0+(len0-i)) t
+          in fmap trans x : seq t' (go (off0+len0) t' xs)
+    in go 0 source (matchAll regex source)
+
+instance RegexContext Regex Utf8 Utf8 where
+  match = polymatch
+  matchM = polymatchM
diff --git a/regex-tdfa-utf8.cabal b/regex-tdfa-utf8.cabal
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+name:                regex-tdfa-utf8
+Cabal-Version:       >= 1.2
+version:             1.0
+synopsis:            This combines regex-tdfa with utf8-string to allow searching over UTF8 encoded lazy bytestrings.
+description:         This combines regex-tdfa with utf8-string to allow searching over UTF8 encoded lazy bytestrings.
+category:            Text
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Chris Kuklewicz
+maintainer:          haskell@list.mightyreason.com
+build-depends:       base
+build-type:          Simple
+
+library
+  Build-Depends:     base,array,bytestring,utf8-string,regex-base,regex-tdfa >= 1.1.1
+  Exposed-Modules:   Text.Regex.TDFA.UTF8
+  Buildable:         True
+  Extensions:        MultiParamTypeClasses
+  Ghc-Options:         -O2
