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+import { runQuery } from "~/node_common/data/utilities";
+
+export default async ({ data }) => {
+  return await runQuery({
+    label: "CREATE_ORPHAN",
+    queryFn: async (DB) => {
+      const query = await DB.insert({
+        created_at: new Date(),
+        data,
+      })
+        .into("orphans")
+        .returning("*");
+
+      const index = query ? query.pop() : null;
+      return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(index));
+    },
+    errorFn: async (e) => {
+      return {
+        error: true,
+        decorator: "CREATE_ORPHAN",
+      };
+    },
+  });
+};