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+    <html lang="en">
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="UTF-8">
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+        <title>Pathoplexus Example Files</title>
+        <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+        <style>
+            body { font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; padding: 20px; background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #333; }
+            .container { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; background-color: #fff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
+            table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px; }
+            th, td { padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; }
+            th { background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold; color: #2c3e50; }
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+            a { color: #3498db; text-decoration: none; }
+            a:hover { color: #2980b9; }
+            .file-icon { margin-right: 10px; color: #7f8c8d; }
+            .file-size, .file-date { color: #7f8c8d; font-size: 0.9em; }
+            .readme-content { margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 20px;  border-radius: 5px; }
+            .github-link { position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 10px; font-size: 24px; color: #333; }
+        </style>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <div class="container">
+            <a href="https://github.com/loculus-project/example_data" class="github-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                <i class="fab fa-github" title="View on GitHub"></i>
+            </a>
+            <div class="readme-content">
+                <h1>Pathoplexus Example Data</h1>
+<p>Example files for users to try out on the Pathoplexus <a href="https://demo.pathoplexus.org/">demo instance</a>. <em>(Please <strong>do not</strong> upload these to the main website!)</em></p>
+<p>Currently holds files for West Nile virus, Ebola Zaire, and CCHF.</p>
+            </div>
+            <table>
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>File Name</th>
+                        <th>Size</th>
+                        <th>Last Modified</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+    
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/cchfv_test_metadata.tsv"><i class="fas fa-table" title="TSV file"></i> cchfv_test_metadata.tsv</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">1.7 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/cchfv_test_sequences.fasta"><i class="fas fa-dna" title="FASTA file"></i> cchfv_test_sequences.fasta</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">18.6 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/ebola_zaire_metadata.tsv"><i class="fas fa-table" title="TSV file"></i> ebola_zaire_metadata.tsv</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">3.3 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/ebola_zaire_sequences.fasta"><i class="fas fa-dna" title="FASTA file"></i> ebola_zaire_sequences.fasta</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">547.4 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/west_nile_sequences.fasta"><i class="fas fa-dna" title="FASTA file"></i> west_nile_sequences.fasta</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">113.9 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="example_files/west_nile_sequences.tsv"><i class="fas fa-table" title="TSV file"></i> west_nile_sequences.tsv</a></td>
+                <td class="file-size">3.5 KB</td>
+                <td class="file-date">2024-08-31 13:51:54</td>
+            </tr>
+        
+                </tbody>
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </body>
+    </html>
+    
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File Name	Size	Last Modified
cchfv_test_metadata.tsv	1.7 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54
cchfv_test_sequences.fasta	18.6 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54
ebola_zaire_metadata.tsv	3.3 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54
ebola_zaire_sequences.fasta	547.4 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54
west_nile_sequences.fasta	113.9 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54
west_nile_sequences.tsv	3.5 KB	2024-08-31 13:51:54