diff --git a/src/Data/Maybe/Unsafe.lua b/src/Data/Maybe/Unsafe.lua
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+-- module Data.Maybe.Unsafe
+local Unsafe = {}
+
+Unsafe.unsafeThrow = function (msg)
+  error(msg)
+end
+
+return Unsafe