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@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ development framework. It is developed as part of the `Pylons Project
<http://docs.pylonsproject.org/>`_. It is licensed under a `BSD-like license
<http://repoze.org/license.html>`_.
+Here is one of the simplest :app:`Pyramid` applications you can make.
+
+.. literalinclude:: narr/helloworld.py
+
+See :ref:`firstapp_chapter` for a full explanation of how this
+:ref:`helloworld_imperative` app works. Read the
+:ref:`narrative_documentation` to understand how :app:`Pyramid` is designed
+to scale from these simple beginnings to handle the largest of web
+application needs.
+
Front Matter
============
@@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ Front Matter
whatsnew-1.1
whatsnew-1.0
+.. _narrative_documentation:
+
Narrative documentation
=======================