diff --git a/Surface_modeling/examples/Surface_modeling/hello.cpp b/Surface_modeling/examples/Surface_modeling/hello.cpp
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+++ b/Surface_modeling/examples/Surface_modeling/hello.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+  std::cout << "Hello Yin" << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}