diff --git a/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp b/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
index b586ce57..aa25667d 100644
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 #include "irrt/ndarray/basic.hpp"
 #include "irrt/ndarray/def.hpp"
 #include "irrt/ndarray/iter.hpp"
-#include "irrt/ndarray/indexing.hpp"
+#include "irrt/ndarray/indexing.hpp"
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diff --git a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
index b389197f..3404fb8f 100644
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 #include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
 #include "irrt/math_util.hpp"
+#include "irrt/slice.hpp"
+
+namespace {
+/**
+ * @brief A list in NAC3.
+ *
+ * The `items` field is opaque. You must rely on external contexts to
+ * know how to interpret it.
+ */
+template<typename SizeT>
+struct List {
+    uint8_t* items;
+    SizeT len;
+};
+}  // namespace
 
 extern "C" {
 // Handle list assignment and dropping part of the list when