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+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  /* For a list of length n that consists of lists of length m,
+     return a list of length m containing lists of length n
+     so that
+
+         builtins.elemAt (builtins.elemAt orig a) b
+         == builtins.elemAt (builtins.elemAt transposed b) a
+
+     Essentially, if you think of the nested list as an array with two
+     dimensions, the two index axes are swapped.
+
+     The length of the inner lists m is determined based on the first element
+     and assumed to be used for all other lists. Malformed input data may
+     cause the function to crash or lose data.
+
+     Type: <n>[ <m>[ ] ] -> <m>[ <n>[ ] ]
+  */
+  transpose = list:
+    let
+      innerLength = builtins.length (builtins.head list);
+      outerLength = builtins.length list;
+    in
+    builtins.genList
+      (inner: builtins.genList
+        (outer: builtins.elemAt (builtins.elemAt list outer) inner)
+        outerLength)
+      innerLength;
+}