diff --git a/01-read_inputcopy.sh b/01-read_inputcopy.sh
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Welcome, Joshua"
diff --git a/07-beer.sh b/07-beer.sh
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--- a/07-beer.sh
+++ b/07-beer.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,12 @@ while [ $count -ge 0 ]; do
 
 done
 
-# exercise: implement another counting song (such as 12 days of Christmas) 
+# exercise: implement another counting song (such as 12 days of Christmas)
 # using loops and if statements.
+echo "Now let's do a countdown!"
+
+count2=3
+while [ $count2 -gt 0 ]; do
+  echo "$count2 days until deliverable is due"
+  ((count2 = count2 - 1))
+done
diff --git a/part2Graph.png b/part2Graph.png
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