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+*.sol linguist-language=Solidity
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+/out
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+all    :; dapp build
+clean  :; dapp clean
+test   :; dapp test
+deploy :; dapp create GovernanceStaking
diff --git a/src/GovernanceStaking.sol b/src/GovernanceStaking.sol
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+pragma solidity ^0.8.6;
+
+contract GovernanceStaking {
+}
diff --git a/src/GovernanceStaking.t.sol b/src/GovernanceStaking.t.sol
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+pragma solidity ^0.8.6;
+
+import "ds-test/test.sol";
+
+import "./GovernanceStaking.sol";
+
+contract GovernanceStakingTest is DSTest {
+    GovernanceStaking staking;
+
+    function setUp() public {
+        staking = new GovernanceStaking();
+    }
+
+    function testFail_basic_sanity() public {
+        assertTrue(false);
+    }
+
+    function test_basic_sanity() public {
+        assertTrue(true);
+    }
+}