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+pipeline {
+    
+    agent any
+
+    stages {
+        
+        stage("build") {
+
+            steps {
+                echo 'building the application...'
+            }
+        }
+        stage("test") {
+
+            steps {
+                echo 'testing the application...'
+            }
+        }
+        stage("deploy") {
+
+            steps {
+                echo 'deploying the application...'
+            }
+        }
+    }   
+}