diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Descripton of the repository
+This repository migrates python-magic and libmagic to Bazel in a single Bazel workspace, allowing any other Bazel workspace to consume python-magic as is without needing to install libmagic on the host machine.
+
 # python-magic
 [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/python-magic.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/python-magic)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ahupp/python-magic.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ahupp/python-magic) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/ahupp/python-magic](https://badges.gitter.im/ahupp/python-magic.svg)](https://gitter.im/ahupp/python-magic?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
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+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "libmagic",
+    sha256 = "09c588dac9cff4baa054f51a36141793bcf64926edc909594111ceae60fce4ee",
+    strip_prefix = "file-5.31",
+    urls = [
+        "https://astron.com/pub/file/file-5.31.tar.gz",
+    ],
+    patch_cmds = [
+        "./configure",
+        "make",
+        "make install",
+        "cp src/.libs/libmagic.dylib /usr/local/lib/libmagic.dylib",
+    ],
+    build_file_content = """
+cc_library(
+    name = 'libmagic',
+    srcs = ["src/.libs/libmagic.dylib"],
+    includes = ['.'],
+    linkstatic = 1,
+    visibility = ['//visibility:public'],
+)""",
+)
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diff --git a/magic/BUILD.bazel b/magic/BUILD.bazel
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+py_library(
+    name = "loader",
+    srcs = ["loader.py", "__init__.py"],
+    imports = [".."],
+    data = [
+        "@libmagic//:libmagic",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+py_library(
+    name = "compat",
+    srcs = ["compat.py"],
+    imports = [".."],
+    data = [
+        ":loader",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
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diff --git a/test/BUILD.bazel b/test/BUILD.bazel
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+py_test(
+    name = "libmagic_test",
+    srcs = ["libmagic_test.py"],
+    deps = [
+        "//magic:compat",
+    ],
+    data = [
+        "testdata"
+    ]
+)
+
+py_test(
+    name = "python_magic_test",
+    srcs = ["python_magic_test.py"],
+    deps = [
+        "//magic:compat",
+    ],
+    data = [
+        "testdata"
+    ]
+)
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