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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <title>Home - Snippetbox</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <header>
+      <h1><a href="/">Snippetbox</a></h1>
+    </header>
+    <main>
+      <h2>Latest Snippets</h2>
+      <p>leave me alone!</p>
+    </main>
+    <footer>Powered by <a href="https://golang.org">Go</a></footer>
+  </body>
+</html>
