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+rails_root = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..")
+
+require "fileutils"
+
+task :setup do
+  puts "Copying database.yml"
+  FileUtils.cp(File.join(rails_root, "config", "database.sample.yml"), 
+    File.join(rails_root, "config", "database.yml"))
+    
+  puts "Copying development.sqlite3"
+  FileUtils.cp(File.join(rails_root, "db", "default", "development.sqlite3"), 
+    File.join(rails_root, "db", "development.sqlite3"))
+  
+  puts "Done."
+end
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