diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efebf033..3a9cd766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ How to Contribute
 =================
 
 Just fork the original repo at pragmaticlearning/github-example, make your changes and send over a Pull Request.
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+I'm adding some text here.
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+Now I'm adding some more, on the update_readme branch.
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diff --git a/another-file b/another-file
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef934c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/another-file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file was created after the repo was forked.
diff --git a/gitkeepfolder/.gitkeep b/gitkeepfolder/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitkeepfolder/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/new_file.md b/gitkeepfolder/myfile
similarity index 100%
rename from new_file.md
rename to gitkeepfolder/myfile
diff --git a/myFile b/myFile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2424f31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myFile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a sample file that I'm practicing adding to this project.