diff --git a/First_Folder/newname.md b/First_Folder/newname.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f32d6c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/First_Folder/newname.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+this is content!
+
+this is an extra line
+
diff --git a/Second_Folder/.gitkeep b/Second_Folder/.gitkeep
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/challengeFile.md b/challengeFile.md
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index 00000000..16870c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challengeFile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+here's a line
+
+here's a new line in addition
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gitStatusDemo.md b/gitStatusDemo.md
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index 00000000..b136b1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitStatusDemo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+this is content, a new line...
+
+new line
+
+added a new line
+add another line
+
+how do i do this, nothing is working for me... 
+
+what did the chicken say to the egg?: you started it
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diff --git a/joke.md b/joke.md
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index 00000000..7378f27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pull requests - because asking politely for your code to be rejected is still better than pushing straight to main.😄
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diff --git a/logs/logs01.log b/logs/logs01.log
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/logs/logs02.log b/logs/logs02.log
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/newStatus.md b/newStatus.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bbaa632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newStatus.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+this is content, a new line
+