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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>This is my home page.</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>This is my home page.</h1>
+    <p>There are many like it, but this one is mine.</p>
+    <p>You can edit this site by logging in via SSH or SFTP and editing ~/public_html/</p>
+    <hr />
+    <p><a href="//www.thunix.net">thunix.net</a></p>
+  </body>
+</html>
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