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diff --git a/Data/Either.hs b/Data/Either.hs
index 0c5e153..d22e91c 100644
--- a/Data/Either.hs
+++ b/Data/Either.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-implicit-prelude #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -XNoImplicitPrelude #-}
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- |
 -- Module      :  Data.Either
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@
 
 module Data.Either (
    Either(..),
-   either	-- :: (a -> c) -> (b -> c) -> Either a b -> c
+   either,           -- :: (a -> c) -> (b -> c) -> Either a b -> c
+   lefts,            -- :: [Either a b] -> [a]
+   rights,           -- :: [Either a b] -> [b]
+   partitionEithers, -- :: [Either a b] -> ([a],[b])
  ) where
 
+import Data.Tuple
+
 #ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
 import GHC.Base
 
+{-
+-- just for testing
+import Test.QuickCheck
+-}
+
 {-|
 
 The 'Either' type represents values with two possibilities: a value of
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ either correct or an error; by convention, the 'Left' constructor is
 used to hold an error value and the 'Right' constructor is used to
 hold a correct value (mnemonic: \"right\" also means \"correct\").
 -}
-data  Either a b  =  Left a | Right b	deriving (Eq, Ord )
+data  Either a b  =  Left a | Right b   deriving (Eq, Ord )
 
 -- | Case analysis for the 'Either' type.
 -- If the value is @'Left' a@, apply the first function to @a@;
@@ -40,3 +50,36 @@ either                  :: (a -> c) -> (b -> c) -> Either a b -> c
 either f _ (Left x)     =  f x
 either _ g (Right y)    =  g y
 #endif  /* __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ */
+
+-- | Extracts from a list of 'Either' all the 'Left' elements
+-- All the 'Left' elements are extracted in order.
+
+lefts   :: [Either a b] -> [a]
+lefts x = [a | Left a <- x]
+
+-- | Extracts from a list of 'Either' all the 'Right' elements
+-- All the 'Right' elements are extracted in order.
+
+rights   :: [Either a b] -> [b]
+rights x = [a | Right a <- x]
+
+-- | Partitions a list of 'Either' into two lists
+-- All the 'Left' elements are extracted, in order, to the first
+-- component of the output.  Similarly the 'Right' elements are extracted
+-- to the second component of the output.
+
+partitionEithers :: [Either a b] -> ([a],[b])
+partitionEithers = foldr (either left right) ([],[])
+ where
+  left  a (l, r) = (a:l, r)
+  right a (l, r) = (l, a:r)
+
+{-
+{--------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Testing
+--------------------------------------------------------------------}
+prop_partitionEithers :: [Either Int Int] -> Bool
+prop_partitionEithers x =
+  partitionEithers x == (lefts x, rights x)
+-}
+