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 # Sample GitLab Project
 
+This sample project shows how a project in GitLab looks for demonstration purposes. It contains issues, merge requests and Markdown files in many branches,
+named and filled with lorem ipsum.
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+You can look around to get an idea how to structure your project and, when done, you can safely delete this project.
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+[Learn more about creating GitLab projects.](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/create-project.html)