diff --git a/svg.cpp b/svg.cpp
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+++ b/svg.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+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 <double>& bins) {
+    svg_begin(400, 300);
+    svg_end();
+}
diff --git a/svg.h b/svg.h
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+#ifndef SVG_H_INCLUDED
+#define SVG_H_INCLUDED
+
+void
+show_histogram_svg(const std::vector<double>& bins);
+
+#endif // SVG_H_INCLUDED