diff --git a/users/amalieem.nix b/users/amalieem.nix
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+{pkgs, ...}:
+
+{
+  users.users.amalieem = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    extraGroups = [ "wheel" ]; 
+    shell = pkgs.zsh;
+    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+      "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPsMtFIj4Dem/onwMoWYbosOcU4y7A5nTjVwqWaU33E1 amalieem@matey-aug22"
+    ];
+  };
+}
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