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+# node-web-server
+This is a weather application created on Node.js
+The application takes in the name of the location where you live and gives the weather report of that location by using a weather channel API.
+The application is a good point to start for a beginner in Node.js
+It is easy to understand code with lots of comments to make it easy to understand for the person who is new in Node.js