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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.buildPackages; [
+    crystal_1_9
+    shards
+    crystalline
+    sqlite      # libsqlite
+    gmp         # libgmp
+    file        # libmagic
+  ];
+}
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