diff --git a/src/basic.go b/src/basic.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic.go
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+// Copyright Styra, Inc. 2015
+
+package jsonlog
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func Placeholder() {
+	fmt.Println("Hello there")
+}
+
diff --git a/src/basic_test.go b/src/basic_test.go
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+++ b/src/basic_test.go
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+
+
+package jsonlog
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Errorf("Will fail")
+}
+