diff --git a/abu_dhabi.txt b/abu_dhabi.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbe04ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abu_dhabi.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abu dhabi
diff --git a/another-file b/another-file
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index 00000000..ef934c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/another-file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file was created after the repo was forked.
diff --git a/first-file.md b/first-file.md
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index 00000000..ad1d648d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/first-file.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is the content for my first file.
diff --git a/my_file.md b/my_file.md
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index 00000000..ba02ffb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/my_file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+this is a test file
+etc