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+package edu.uci.ics.textdb.sandbox;
+
+/**
+ * Created by kishorenarendran on 29/03/16.
+ */
+public class KishoreHelloWorld {
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+
+        //A simple Hello World program
+        System.out.println("Hello, World!");
+    }
+}