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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" 
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.example</groupId>
+  <artifactId>messageUtil</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0</version>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <name>Message Utility Java Sample App</name>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>	
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>