diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ How to Contribute
 =================
 
 Just fork the original repo at pragmaticlearning/github-example, make your changes and send over a Pull Request.
+
+How to Do This and That
+=======================
+
+I did just do that but not this.
diff --git a/ThisIsANewFile.txt b/ThisIsANewFile.txt
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/another-file b/another-file
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index 00000000..ef934c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/another-file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file was created after the repo was forked.
diff --git a/new_file27.md b/new_file27.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f65a8f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/new_file27.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+this is a new file, 
+just following along with instructions
+provided in author's book
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