diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2014, Peter Harpending
+
+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 Peter Harpending nor the names of other
+      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
+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.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/src/Network/Wai/Responsible.hs b/src/Network/Wai/Responsible.hs
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+-- |
+-- Module       : Network.Wai.Responsible
+-- Description  : Typeclass for respons
+-- Copyright    : 2014, Peter Harpending.
+-- License      : BSD3
+-- Maintainer   : Peter Harpending <pharpend2@gmail.com>
+-- Stability    : experimental
+-- Portability  : archlinux
+--
+
+module Network.Wai.Responsible where
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString as Bs
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as Bl
+import           Network.Wai
+import           Network.HTTP.Types
+
+-- |Things that generate a response
+class Responsible a where
+  respond :: a -> Request -> Response
+
+-- |Things that generate a response, but need IO to do so
+class Irresponsible a where
+  respondIO :: a -> Request -> IO Response
+
+-- |Given a content type, such as @"text/html"@, and a 'Bl.Bytestring'
+-- response, send a response with status 200.
+respond200 :: Bs.ByteString -> Bl.ByteString -> Response
+respond200 contentType = responseLBS status200 [(hContentType, contentType)]
+
+-- |Given a content type, such as @"text/html"@, and a 'Bl.Bytestring'
+-- response, send a response with status 403.
+respond403 :: Bs.ByteString -> Bl.ByteString -> Response
+respond403 contentType = responseLBS status403 [(hContentType, contentType)]
+
+-- |Given a content type, such as @"text/html"@, and a 'Bl.Bytestring'
+-- response, send a response with status 404.
+respond404 :: Bs.ByteString -> Bl.ByteString -> Response
+respond404 contentType = responseLBS status404 [(hContentType, contentType)]
+
+-- |Given a content type, such as @"text/html"@, and a 'Bl.Bytestring'
+-- response, send a response with status 405.
+respond405 :: Bs.ByteString -> Bl.ByteString -> Response
+respond405 contentType = responseLBS status405 [(hContentType, contentType)]
+
+-- |Error pages, 
+data ErrorPage = Status403
+               | Status404
+               | Status405
diff --git a/wai-responsible.cabal b/wai-responsible.cabal
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+-- Initial wai-responsible.cabal generated by cabal init.  For further 
+-- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
+
+name:                wai-responsible
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            Response interface for WAI.
+description:         Simple interface for things that generate a WAI response.
+homepage:            https://github.com/pharpend/wai-responsible
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Peter Harpending
+maintainer:          Peter Harpending <pharpend2@gmail.com>
+copyright:           2014, Peter Harpending.
+category:            Network
+build-type:          Simple
+-- extra-source-files:  
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  -- other-modules:       
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:
+      base       >=4.7  && <4.8
+    , http-types >=0.8  && <0.9
+    , bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11
+    , wai        >=3.0  && <3.1
+  hs-source-dirs:      src/
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  exposed-modules:     
+      Network.Wai.Responsible
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://github.com/pharpend/wai-responsible.git