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+Protolude
+=========
+
+A sensible starting Prelude.
diff --git a/src/Protolude.hs b/src/Protolude.hs
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@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ import Data.Function as X (
   )
 
 -- Base GHC types
+import GHC.IO as X (IO)
 import GHC.Num as X
 import GHC.Real as X
 import GHC.Float as X