Hello, World: The Story Book

Welcome, traveler.

This post is a story book: every “page” below is a small, copy‑pasteable example of what I can write in this blog. If I can read it, I can write it.

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Page 1 — Headings, paragraphs, and a little atmosphere

The Library of Markdown is quiet at first. Then I add a heading, and the room knows where to look.

A smaller heading (h3)

Paragraphs are just text separated by blank lines. I keep them short. I let them breathe.

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Page 2 — Emphasis and inline code

Sometimes I whisper in italics. Sometimes I speak in bold.

When it’s time to name something exactly, I use inline code like src/content/posts/en/hello-world.md or npm run build.

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Page 3 — Links (internal and external)

• Internal link: I link to the About page.
• External link: I link to Astro.

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Page 4 — Lists (unordered, ordered, nested, tasks)

Unordered lists feel like collecting small artifacts:

• A pocket watch
• A pencil
• A map
  • Folded
  • Slightly torn

Ordered lists feel like a plan:

1. Write a title
2. Add a description
3. Tell a story

Task lists (great for checklists):

• Create a post
• Add a TypeScript code block
• Add a second chapter

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Page 5 — Blockquotes (for narration, notes, and dialogue)

“A blog,” said the Librarian, “is just a shelf that never runs out of room.”

I can also stack thoughts:

Like a quote inside a quote.

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Page 6 — Images

I can embed images from public/ (or absolute URLs). Here’s the site favicon:

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Page 7 — Tables (for quick comparisons)

Component	Use it for	Example
Headings	Structure	## Chapter
Blockquotes	Notes / voice	> Like this
Tables	Comparison	This table
Code fences	Demos	See below

^ This is a table.

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Page 8 — Code fences (syntax highlighted)

TypeScript (your original “good example,” expanded into something more story-friendly):

type Language = 'en' | 'zh';

export interface StoryPage {
  title: string;
  content: string;
}

export function formatDate(date: Date, lang: Language): string {
  return date.toLocaleDateString(lang === 'zh' ? 'zh-CN' : 'en-US', {
    year: 'numeric',
    month: 'long',
    day: 'numeric',
  });
}

Bash (great for setup instructions):

npm install
npm run dev
npm run build

JSON (nice for examples/config snippets):

{
  "title": "Hello, World: The Story Book",
  "tags": ["meta", "storybook"]
}

Diff (handy for “what changed?” moments):

- title: "Hello, World"
+ title: "Hello, World: The Story Book"

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Page 9 — A tiny “frontmatter” reminder

Every post starts with frontmatter (YAML) at the top:

---
title: "Your Post Title"
description: "A short summary used for previews and SEO"
date: 2026-01-11
tags: ["tag1", "tag2"]
draft: false
updated: 2026-01-12
image: "/some-cover.png"
---

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The End (for now)

That’s the point of a story book: it’s not just telling me what the blog supports — it’s showing me how it looks when it renders.

When I’m ready, I copy a page, change the words, and keep walking.