diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+var express = require('express')
+  , routes = require('./routes')
+  , user = require('./routes/user')
+  , http = require('http')
+  , path = require('path');
+
+var app = express();
+
+// all environments
+app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);
+app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
+app.set('view engine', 'jade');
+app.use(express.favicon());
+app.use(express.logger('dev'));
+app.use(express.bodyParser());
+app.use(express.methodOverride());
+app.use(app.router);
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
+
+// development only
+if ('development' == app.get('env')) {
+  app.use(express.errorHandler());
+}
+
+app.get('/', routes.index);
+app.get('/users', user.list);
+
+http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function(){
+  console.log('Express server listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "application-name",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node app.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "3.3.4",
+    "jade": "*"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/public/stylesheets/style.css b/public/stylesheets/style.css
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+body {
+  padding: 50px;
+  font: 14px "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+a {
+  color: #00B7FF;
+}
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diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
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+
+/*
+ * GET home page.
+ */
+
+exports.index = function(req, res){
+  res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
+};
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diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
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+
+/*
+ * GET users listing.
+ */
+
+exports.list = function(req, res){
+  res.send("respond with a resource");
+};
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diff --git a/views/index.jade b/views/index.jade
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+extends layout
+
+block content
+  h1= title
+  p Welcome to #{title}
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diff --git a/views/layout.jade b/views/layout.jade
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+++ b/views/layout.jade
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+doctype 5
+html
+  head
+    title= title
+    link(rel='stylesheet', href='/stylesheets/style.css')
+  body
+    block content
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