diff --git a/exercises/twelve-days/src/main/java/.keep b/exercises/twelve-days/src/main/java/.keep
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diff --git a/exercises/twelve-days/src/main/java/TwelveDays.java b/exercises/twelve-days/src/main/java/TwelveDays.java
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+class TwelveDays {
+    String verse(int verseNumber) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Delete this statement and write your own implementation.");
+    }
+
+    String verses(int startVerse, int endVerse) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Delete this statement and write your own implementation.");
+    }
+}