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diff --git a/src/Blessings/Internal.hs b/src/Blessings/Internal.hs
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+module Blessings.Internal where
+
+import Data.String (IsString)
+
+
+class (IsString a, Monoid a) => Blessable a where
+  length :: a -> Int
+  drop :: Int -> a -> a
+  take :: Int -> a -> a
+  intercalate :: a -> [a] -> a
+  fromInt :: Int -> a
diff --git a/src/Blessings/String.hs b/src/Blessings/String.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+
+module Blessings.String
+    ( module Blessings
+    ) where
+
+import Blessings
+import Blessings.Internal
+import qualified Data.List as L
+
+
+instance Blessable String where
+  length = L.length
+  drop = L.drop
+  take = L.take
+  intercalate = L.intercalate
+  fromInt = show
diff --git a/src/Blessings/Text.hs b/src/Blessings/Text.hs
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+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+
+module Blessings.Text
+    ( module Blessings
+    ) where
+
+import Blessings
+import Blessings.Internal
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+
+
+instance Blessable Text where
+  length = T.length
+  drop = T.drop
+  take = T.take
+  intercalate = T.intercalate
+  fromInt = T.pack . show