diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
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--- a/docs/index.rst
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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ order to build the best MPI library available.  Open MPI offers
 advantages for system and software vendors, application developers and
 computer science researchers.
 
+Hello world!
+
 Documentation locations
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