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+pipeline {
+    agent any 
+    stages {
+        stage('Build') { 
+            steps {
+                echo 'build the application..' 
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Test') { 
+            steps {
+                echo 'test the application'
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Deploy') { 
+            steps {
+                echo 'deploy the application' 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}