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+module Page
+ ( getPage
+ ) where
+
+import Control.Exception (SomeException, try)
+
+import Network.HTTP (simpleHTTP, getRequest, getResponseBody)
+
+getPage :: String -> IO (Either String String)
+getPage url =
+ mapLeft show <$> (try (simpleHTTP (getRequest url) >>= getResponseBody) :: IO (Either SomeException String))
+
+mapLeft :: (a -> c) -> Either a b -> Either c b
+mapLeft f (Left l) = Left (f l)
+mapLeft _ (Right r) = (Right r)