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+# simple_utils.py - A tiny utility library
+
+def reverse_string(text):
+    """Reverses the characters in a string."""
+    return text[::-1]
+
+def count_words(sentence):
+    return len(sentence.split())
+
+def celsius_to_fahrenheit(celsius):
+    return (celsius * 9/5) + 32