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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="generator" content="GitLab Pages">
+    <title>Plain HTML site using GitLab Pages</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="navbar">
+      <a href="https://pages.gitlab.io/plain-html/">Plain HTML Example</a>
+      <a href="https://gitlab.com/pages/plain-html/">Repository</a>
+      <a href="https://gitlab.com/pages/">Other Examples</a>
+    </div>
+
+    <h1>Hello World!</h1>
+
+    <p>
+      This is a simple plain-HTML website on GitLab Pages, without any fancy static site generator.
+    </p>
+  </body>
+</html>
+