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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>html document</title>
+    <!-- this is a comment -->
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>hello world</h1>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>my first website</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h4>ordered list</h4>
+    <ol>
+        <li>"monstera deliciosa"</li>
+        <li>"fiddle leaf fig"</li>
+        <li>"pilea"</li>
+        <li>"golden pothos"</li>
+        <li>"peace lily"</li>
+    </ol>
+
+    <h4>unordered list</h4>
+    <ul>
+        <li>"monstera deliciosa"</li>
+        <li>"fiddle leaf fig"</li>
+        <li>"pilea"</li>
+        <li>"golden pothos"</li>
+        <li>"peace lily"</li>
+    </ul>
+
+    <h1>my plant list</h1>
+    <h4>description paragraph and header</h4>
+    <p>some of my favourite plants</p>
+    <ul>
+        <li>"monstera deliciosa"</li>
+        <li>"fiddle leaf fig"</li>
+        <li>"pilea"</li>
+        <li>"golden pothos"</li>
+        <li>"peace lily"</li>
+    </ul>
+
+
+
+    </h4>
+    
+</body>
+</html>
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