diff --git a/readjson/go.go b/readjson/go.go
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+++ b/readjson/go.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+    "encoding/json"
+    "fmt"
+    "log"
+)
+
+type Person struct {
+    Name string
+    Age int
+}
+
+func main() {
+    p := Person{"stephen m mcquay", 31}
+    b, err := json.Marshal(p)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
+    var q Person
+    err = json.Unmarshal(b, &q)
+    fmt.Printf("before: %v\njson: %s\nafter: %v", p, b, q)
+}