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+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+  <head>
+    <title>OpenLayers Basic Single WMS Example</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" />
+    <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        var map, layer;
+        function init(){
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map');
+            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM( "Simple OSM Map");
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            map.zoomToMaxExtent();
+        }
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body onload="init()">
+    <h1 id="title">Basic OSM Example</h1>
+
+    <div id="tags"></div>
+
+    <div id="shortdesc">Show a Simple OSM Map</div>
+
+    <div id="map" class="smallmap"></div>
+
+    <div id="docs">
+        This example shows a very simple OSM layout with minimal controls. 
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
