diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+`utf8.hs` uses [PVP Versioning][1].
+The changelog is available [on GitHub][2].
+
+## 0.0.0.0
+
+* Initially created.
+
+[1]: https://pvp.haskell.org
+[2]: https://github.com/strake/utf8.hs/releases
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+BSD 3-Clause License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019, M Farkas-Dyck
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. 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.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   contributors may 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 HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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+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/README.md b/README.md
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+# utf8.hs
+
+[![Build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/strake/utf8.hs.svg?logo=travis)](https://travis-ci.org/strake/utf8.hs)
+[![Hackage](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/utf8.hs.svg?logo=haskell)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/utf8.hs)
+[![BSD3 license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD3-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+
+See README for more info
diff --git a/bench/Main.hs b/bench/Main.hs
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+module Main (main) where
+
+import Gauge.Main
+
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMain [bench "const" (whnf const ())]
diff --git a/src/Codec/Text/UTF8.hs b/src/Codec/Text/UTF8.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BlockArguments #-}
+module Codec.Text.UTF8 (Error, decode1) where
+
+import Control.Arrow
+import Data.Bits
+import qualified Data.List as List
+import Data.Word
+import Util
+
+decode1 :: [Word8] -> Maybe (Either Error Char, [Word8])
+decode1 = List.uncons & fmap (uncurry (choose . fromEnum) >>> fmap toEnum *** id)
+  where
+    choose b bs
+      | b < 0x80 = (Right $ toEnum b, drop 1 bs)
+      | l < 2 || l > 6 = (Left InvalidSequence, drop 1 bs)
+      | otherwise = go' l (fromEnum b .&. shiftR 0x7F l, bs)
+      where
+        l = countLeadingZeros (complement b)
+        go (x, b:bs')
+          | b .&. 0xC0 == 0x80 = (Right $ shiftL x 6 .|. fromEnum b .&. 0x3F, bs')
+          | otherwise = (Left InvalidSequence, bs')
+        go (_, bs) = (Left InvalidSequence, bs)
+        go' 0 = Right *** id
+        go' k = go & uncurry \ case
+            Right x -> seq x $ go' (k-1) `curry` x
+            z -> (,) z
+{-# INLINABLE decode1 #-}
+
+data Error = InvalidSequence
+  deriving (Eq, Show)
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
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+module Main (main) where
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = putStrLn ("Test suite not yet implemented" :: String)
diff --git a/utf.cabal b/utf.cabal
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+cabal-version:       2.2
+name:                utf
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            UTF-8
+-- description:         See README for more info
+homepage:            https://github.com/strake/utf.hs
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/strake/utf.hs/issues
+license:             BSD-3-Clause
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              M Farkas-Dyck
+maintainer:          strake888@gmail.com
+copyright:           2019 M Farkas-Dyck
+category:            Parsing,Text
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-doc-files:     README.md
+                   , CHANGELOG.md
+tested-with:         GHC == 8.6.5
+
+common c
+  build-depends:       base ^>= 4.12 || ^>= 4.13
+  ghc-options:         
+                     -Wall
+                     -Wcompat
+                     -Wredundant-constraints
+                     -Wno-name-shadowing
+                     -Wincomplete-uni-patterns
+                     -Wincomplete-record-updates
+                     -Werror=incomplete-patterns
+                     -Werror=incomplete-uni-patterns
+                     -Werror=incomplete-record-updates
+                     -Werror=missing-fields
+                     -Werror=missing-methods
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:  UnicodeSyntax
+                       LambdaCase
+                       EmptyCase
+                       InstanceSigs
+                       PartialTypeSignatures
+                       PolyKinds
+                       ConstraintKinds
+                       FlexibleContexts
+                       FlexibleInstances
+                       MonadComprehensions
+                       StandaloneDeriving
+                       DeriveFunctor
+                       DeriveFoldable
+                       DeriveTraversable
+
+library
+  import:              c
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Codec.Text.UTF8
+  build-depends:       util ^>= 0.1.15
+
+test-suite test
+  import:              c
+  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs:      test
+  main-is:             Spec.hs
+  build-depends:       utf
+  ghc-options:         -threaded
+                       -rtsopts
+                       -with-rtsopts=-N
+
+benchmark bench
+  import:              c
+  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  hs-source-dirs:      bench
+  main-is:             Main.hs
+  build-depends:       gauge
+                     , utf
+  ghc-options:         -threaded
+                       -rtsopts
+                       -with-rtsopts=-N
+
+source-repository head
+  type:                git
+  location:            https://github.com/strake/utf.hs.git
