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+---
+layout: post
+title:  "Welcome to the aider blog"
+---
+
+# Welcome
+
+**Hello world**, this is my first Aider blog post.
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+---
+layout: default
+---
+
+<div class="posts">
+  {% for post in site.posts %}
+    <article class="post">
+
+      <h1><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h1>
+
+      <div class="entry">
+        {{ post.excerpt }}
+      </div>
+
+      <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}" class="read-more">Read More</a>
+    </article>
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>