diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.DS_Store
+*~
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package main
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/model.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var ErrPageNotFound = fmt.Errorf("page not found")
+
+// A Page is a single unit of content on the site.
+type Page struct {
+	Title    string
+	Contents []byte
+}
+
+// Index is a set of pages that exist at this level,
+// as well as a set of "folders" that contain sub-indexes.
+// The 'index' key in Pages is special, and will be returned
+// if no key is provided.
+type Index struct {
+	Children map[string]Index
+	Pages    map[string]Page
+}
+
+// Page returns the requested page from the index, recursively
+// key is assumed to be a `/`-separated string; Page will split on the slashes,
+// descending into an index to find the page, if possible. If no match is found,
+// return an empty page and `ErrPageNotFound`.
+// `foo/` will return a page named `foo` in the current index, if it exists.
+// Otherwise, if a child index named "foo" exists, page will attempt to return its index page.
+// Page strips leading / from keys.
+func (i *Index) Page(key string) (*Page, error) {
+	if key == "" || key == "/" {
+		key = "index"
+	}
+	if key[0] == '/' { // strip leading slash
+		key = key[1:]
+	}
+	curr, rest, found := strings.Cut(key, "/")
+	page, pageok := i.Pages[curr]
+	child, childok := i.Children[curr]
+	if !found && !pageok {
+		return &Page{}, ErrPageNotFound
+	}
+	if rest == "" && pageok {
+		return &page, nil
+	}
+	if !childok {
+		return &Page{}, ErrPageNotFound
+	}
+	return (&child).Page(rest)
+}
+
+// Save stores a page in the index, recursively,
+// overwriting any that may have existed before.
+// `foo/` is stored as a page named 'foo' in the current index;
+// default 'index' files should be explicitly passed as such.
+// The empty key or `/` are invalid and result in an error.
+// Leading slashes are stripped.
+func (i *Index) Save(key string, page *Page) error {
+	if key == "" || key == "/" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid page key")
+	}
+	if key[0] == '/' { // strip leading slash
+		key = key[1:]
+	}
+	if i.Pages == nil {
+		i.Pages = map[string]Page{}
+	}
+	if i.Children == nil {
+		i.Children = map[string]Index{}
+	}
+	curr, rest, _ := strings.Cut(key, "/")
+	if rest == "" {
+		i.Pages[curr] = *page
+	} else {
+		children := i.Children[curr]
+		err := (&children).Save(rest, page)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		i.Children[curr] = children
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/model_test.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPage(t *testing.T) {
+	i := &Index{
+		Children: map[string]Index{
+			"foo": {
+				Children: map[string]Index{},
+				Pages: map[string]Page{
+					"bar": {
+						Contents: []byte("bar"),
+					},
+					"index": {
+						Contents: []byte("quuz"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			"bar": {
+				Children: map[string]Index{},
+				Pages: map[string]Page{
+					"index": {
+						Contents: []byte("quuz"),
+					},
+					"goof": {
+						Contents: []byte("quuz2"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Pages: map[string]Page{
+			"index": {
+				Contents: []byte("indextest"),
+			},
+			"foo": {
+				Contents: []byte("rootfoo"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	p, err := i.Page("")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("indextest")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'indextest', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("/")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("indextest")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'indextest', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("foo/bar")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("bar")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'bar', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("/foo/bar")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("bar")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'bar', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("rootfoo")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'rootfoo', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("foo/")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("rootfoo")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'rootfoo', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("bar/")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("quuz")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'quuz', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("bar/goof")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("quuz2")) {
+		t.Logf("expected contents to be 'quuz2', received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("foo/quuz")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Logf("expected err, received nil err")
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("")) {
+		t.Logf("expected no content, received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("quuz/bar")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Logf("expected err, received nil err")
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("")) {
+		t.Logf("expected no content, received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	p, err = i.Page("//////////")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Logf("expected err, received nil err")
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(p.Contents, []byte("")) {
+		t.Logf("expected no content, received '%v'", p.Contents)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
+	i := &Index{}
+
+	err := i.Save("foo", &Page{Title: "fooroot"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received %v", err)
+	}
+	p, err := i.Page("foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if p.Title != "fooroot" {
+		t.Logf("expected title to be 'fooroot', received '%v'", p.Title)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	err = i.Save("foo/", &Page{Title: "fooroot2"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received %v", err)
+	}
+	p, err = i.Page("foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if p.Title != "fooroot2" {
+		t.Logf("expected title to be 'fooroot2', received '%v'", p.Title)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+
+	err = i.Save("bar/baz", &Page{Title: "quuz"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received %v", err)
+	}
+	p, err = i.Page("bar/baz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("expected no err, received err: %v", err)
+		t.Logf("%+v", i)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if p.Title != "quuz" {
+		t.Logf("expected title to be 'quuz', received '%v'", p.Title)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}