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+var express = require('express')
+var remarkable = require('express-remarkable')
+var app = express()
+
+app.engine('md', remarkable(app));
+app.set('views', '.');
+app.set('view engine', 'md');
+
+function sendWebpage(request, response) {
+  response.render('README');
+}
+
+app.get('/', sendWebpage)
+
+app.listen('3000', () => {
+  console.log('server is now running');
+  console.log('go to http://localhost:3000 to see the output')
+})
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