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+(ns babashka.impl.core
+  {:no-doc true}
+  (:require [babashka.core]
+            [sci.core :as sci]))
+
+(def cns (sci/create-ns 'babashka.core nil))
+
+(def core-namespace
+  (sci/copy-ns babashka.core cns))