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diff --git a/src/string.rs b/src/string.rs
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+use crate::*;
+
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+
+
+static STDOUT_WRITER: LazyLock<BufferWriter> = LazyLock::new(||
+    BufferWriter::stdout(ColorChoice::Auto)
+);
+
+static STDERR_WRITER: LazyLock<BufferWriter> = LazyLock::new(||
+    BufferWriter::stderr(ColorChoice::Auto)
+);
+
+
+pub struct InkedString {
+    pub fragments: Vec<InkedFragment>,
+}
+
+impl InkedString {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            fragments: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn push(&mut self, fragment: impl Into<InkedFragment>) {
+        self.fragments.push(fragment.into());
+    }
+
+    pub fn append(&mut self, mut string: InkedString) {
+        self.fragments.append(&mut string.fragments);
+    }
+
+    pub fn print(mut self) {
+        self.push(ink!(""));
+        self.write_string(&STDOUT_WRITER)
+    }
+
+    pub fn println(mut self) {
+        self.push(ink!("\n"));
+        self.write_string(&STDOUT_WRITER)
+    }
+
+    pub fn eprint(mut self) {
+        self.push(ink!(""));
+        self.write_string(&STDERR_WRITER)
+    }
+
+    pub fn eprintln(mut self) {
+        self.push(ink!("\n"));
+        self.write_string(&STDERR_WRITER)
+    }
+
+    fn write_string(self, writer: &LazyLock<BufferWriter>) {
+        let mut buffer = writer.buffer();
+        for fragment in &self.fragments {
+            buffer.set_color(&fragment.colour).unwrap();
+            write!(buffer, "{}", fragment.string).unwrap();
+        }
+        writer.print(&buffer).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl From<String> for InkedString {
+    fn from(string: std::string::String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            fragments: vec![ string.into() ],
+        }
+    }
+}