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+(.module:
+  lux
+  (lux (data [error #+ Error])
+       (world [blob #+ Blob])
+       (lang ["_" host])
+       [host #+ import:]))
+
+(`` (for {(~~ (static _.jvm))
+          (as-is (def: utf8 Text "UTF-8")
+
+                 (import: java/lang/String
+                   (new [(Array byte) String])
+                   (getBytes [String] (Array byte))))}))
+
+(def: #export (to-utf8 value)
+  (-> Text Blob)
+  (`` (for {(~~ (static _.jvm))
+            (String::getBytes [..utf8] value)})))
+
+(def: #export (from-utf8 value)
+  (-> Blob (Error Text))
+  (`` (for {(~~ (static _.jvm))
+            (#error.Success (String::new [value ..utf8]))})))