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+// This package describes ginger's base types and the interfaces covered by them
+package types
+
+// Elem is a generic type which can be used as a wrapper type for all ginger
+// types, both base types and data structures
+type Elem interface {
+}
+
+type String string
+
+type Integer int
+
+type Float float32
+
+type Char rune
+
+type Error error