diff --git a/newFunction.txt b/newFunction.txt
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index 00000000..96716fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newFunction.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+New
diff --git a/src/main/java/DukeException.java b/src/main/java/DukeException.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/DukeException.java
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+package PACKAGE_NAME;
+
+public class DukeException {
+}