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+---
+title: "A Basic Hugo Theme"
+subtitle: ""
+date: 2019-11-18T23:49:50-05:00
+draft: true
+---
+
+## Homepage content
+
+The homepage content can be specified by creating a content/\_index.md file.
+
+NOTE: The front-matter `title` and `subtitle` will override the values in the config.toml
+file.
+