diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..4fffb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/target
+/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..6c1bf31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "mathemascii"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/src/lib.rs
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+pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}