diff --git a/svg.cpp b/svg.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "svg.h"
+using namespace std;
+
+
+void
+svg_begin(double width, double height) {
+    cout << "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>\n";
+    cout << "<svg ";
+    cout << "width='" << width << "' ";
+    cout << "height='" << height << "' ";
+    cout << "viewBox='0 0 " << width << " " << height << "' ";
+    cout << "xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'>\n";
+}
+
+void
+svg_end() {
+    cout << "</svg>\n";
+}
+void
+show_histogram_svg(const vector<size_t> &bins) {
+    svg_begin(400, 300);
+    svg_end();
+}