diff --git a/scala-tutorial/HelloWorld.scala b/scala-tutorial/HelloWorld.scala
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+object HelloWorld {
+    def main(args: Array[String]) {
+        println("Hello, World!")
+    }
+}
+
+// vim: set ts=4 sw=4 et:
diff --git a/scala-tutorial/README b/scala-tutorial/README
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+Working through http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaTutorial.pdf