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+package com.example.examplemod;
+
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Mod;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Mod.EventHandler;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
+
+@Mod(modid = ExampleMod.MODID, version = ExampleMod.VERSION)
+public class ExampleMod
+{
+    public static final String MODID = "examplemod";
+    public static final String VERSION = "1.0";
+    
+    @EventHandler
+    public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event)
+    {
+		// some example code
+        System.out.println("DIRT BLOCK >> "+Blocks.dirt.getUnlocalizedName());
+    }
+}