diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Author name here (c) 2015
+
+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.
+
+    * Neither the name of Author name here nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/src/Data/Vinyl/Operational/Core.hs b/src/Data/Vinyl/Operational/Core.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+module Data.Vinyl.Operational.Core where
+
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Control.Monad.Operational
+import           Control.Monad.Operational.Interpret
+import           Data.Vinyl.Types
+import           Data.Vinyl.Optic.Plain.Class
+
+coinstr :: RElem' instr rs => instr a -> ProgramT (FunctorCoRec rs) m a
+coinstr instr = singleton (FunctorCoRec (clift (Flap instr)))
+
+castProgramT :: (Monad m, RSubset' sub super) => ProgramT (FunctorCoRec sub) m a -> ProgramT (FunctorCoRec super) m a
+castProgramT prog = mapProgramT (FunctorCoRec . ccast . getFunctorCoRec) prog
+
+coliftProgramT :: (RElem' instr rs, Monad m) => ProgramT instr m a -> ProgramT (FunctorCoRec rs) m a
+coliftProgramT = mapProgramT (FunctorCoRec . clift . Flap)
+
+recApplyInstr :: Rec (ApplyInstr m) instrs -> FunctorCoRec instrs a -> m a
+recApplyInstr (_ :& rnext) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecThere cnext)) =
+  recApplyInstr rnext (FunctorCoRec cnext)
+recApplyInstr (ApplyInstr f :& _) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecHere (Flap instr))) =
+  f instr
+
+recAroundInstr1 :: Rec (Around m) instrs -> FunctorCoRec instrs a -> m ()
+recAroundInstr1 (_ :& rnext) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecThere cnext))
+  = recAroundInstr1 rnext (FunctorCoRec cnext)
+recAroundInstr1 (Around f :& rnext) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecHere (Flap instr)))
+  = fst (f instr)
+
+recAroundInstr2 :: Rec (Around m) instrs -> FunctorCoRec instrs a -> a -> m ()
+recAroundInstr2 (_ :& rnext) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecThere cnext)) a
+  = recAroundInstr2 rnext (FunctorCoRec cnext) a
+recAroundInstr2 (Around f :& rnext) (FunctorCoRec (CoRecHere (Flap instr))) a
+  = snd (f instr) a
+
+cointerpretWithMonadT :: forall m instrs b. Monad m
+  => Rec (ApplyInstr m) instrs -> ProgramT (FunctorCoRec instrs) m b -> m b
+cointerpretWithMonadT interpreters = eval <=< viewT
+  where
+  eval :: forall a. ProgramViewT (FunctorCoRec instrs) m a -> m a
+  eval (Return a) = return a
+  eval (m :>>= k) = recApplyInstr interpreters m
+                >>= cointerpretWithMonadT interpreters . k
+
+cointerpretAroundMonadT :: forall m b instrs. Monad m
+  => Rec (Around m) instrs
+  -> Rec (ApplyInstr m) instrs
+  -> ProgramT (FunctorCoRec instrs) m b
+  -> m b
+cointerpretAroundMonadT arounds interpreters = eval <=< viewT
+  where
+  eval :: forall a. ProgramViewT (FunctorCoRec instrs) m a -> m a
+  eval (Return a) = return a
+  eval (m@(FunctorCoRec c) :>>= k) = do
+    recAroundInstr1 arounds m
+    a <- recApplyInstr interpreters m
+    recAroundInstr2 arounds m a
+    cointerpretAroundMonadT arounds interpreters (k a)
+
+
diff --git a/vinyl-operational.cabal b/vinyl-operational.cabal
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+name:                vinyl-operational
+version:             0.1.1
+synopsis:            Initial project template from stack
+description:         Please see README.md
+homepage:            http://github.com/andrewthad/vinyl-operational#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Andrew Martin
+maintainer:          andrew.thaddeus@gmail.com
+copyright:           2016 Andrew Martin
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Data.Vinyl.Operational.Core
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , vinyl-plus
+                     , operational
+                     , operational-extra
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:
+    RankNTypes
+    GADTs
+    ScopedTypeVariables
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/andrewthad/vinyl-operational