diff --git a/rtiow/Cargo.lock b/rtiow/Cargo.lock
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+[[package]]
+name = "rtiow"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
diff --git a/rtiow/Cargo.toml b/rtiow/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "rtiow"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Bill Thiede <rust@xinu.tv>"]
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/rtiow/README.md b/rtiow/README.md
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+# What?
+Implementations of the concepts explored by Peter Shirley in "Ray Tracing in
+One Weekend"
diff --git a/rtiow/src/bin/simple_ppm.rs b/rtiow/src/bin/simple_ppm.rs
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+++ b/rtiow/src/bin/simple_ppm.rs
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+fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    let nx = 200;
+    let ny = 100;
+    println!("P3\n{} {}\n255", nx, ny);
+    for j in (0..ny).rev() {
+        for i in 0..nx {
+            let r = i as f32 / nx as f32;
+            let g = j as f32 / ny as f32;
+            let b = 0.2;
+
+            let ir = (255.99 * r) as u8;
+            let ig = (255.99 * g) as u8;
+            let ib = (255.99 * b) as u8;
+            println!("{} {} {}", ir, ig, ib);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/rtiow/src/lib.rs b/rtiow/src/lib.rs
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+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+    }
+}