diff --git a/libraries/SoftwareSerial/examples/SoftwareSerialExample/SoftwareSerialExample.pde b/libraries/SoftwareSerial/examples/SoftwareSerialExample/SoftwareSerialExample.pde
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-#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
-
-SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3);
-
-void setup()  
-{
-  Serial.begin(57600);
-  Serial.println("Goodnight moon!");
-
-  // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port
-  mySerial.begin(4800);
-  mySerial.println("Hello, world?");
-}
-
-void loop() // run over and over
-{
-  if (mySerial.available())
-    Serial.print((char)mySerial.read());
-  if (Serial.available())
-    mySerial.print((char)Serial.read());
-}