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+       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
+       PROGRAM-ID. HelloWorld.
+      *AUTHOR Manuel Coppotelli (manuelcoppotelli)
+       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
+           DISPLAY "Hello World!".
+       STOP RUN.