diff --git a/registry/shadow.js b/registry/shadow.js
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+module.exports =
+  { _id:'_design/ghost'
+  , rewrites: ghostRewrites()
+  , language: "javascript"
+  }
+
+function ghostRewrites () {
+  return require("./rewrites.js").map(function (rule) {
+
+    var to = rule.to
+    if (rule.to.match(/\/_users(?:\/|$)/)) {
+      if (rule.method === "GET") {
+        to = to.replace(/\/_users(\/|$)/, "/public_users$1")
+      }
+    } else {
+      to = "../app/" + to
+    }
+    to = to.replace(/\/\/+/g, '/')
+
+    return { from: rule.from
+           , method: rule.method
+           , query: rule.query
+           , to: to
+           }
+  })
+}