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+<html>
+  <head>
+    <style>
+      body {
+	  background: black;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div style="text-align: center;">
+      <div style="height:300px;"></div>
+      <img src="empty.gif"></img>
+      <h3 style="color: purple;">
+	there is nothing here... yet
+      </h3>
+    </div>
+
+  </body>
+</html>
