diff --git a/string_slicing/Cargo.toml b/string_slicing/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "string_slicing"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["laurens <miers132@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/string_slicing/src/main.rs b/string_slicing/src/main.rs
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+fn first_word(s: &String) -> &str {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+
+    for (i, &item) in bytes.iter().enumerate() {
+        if item == b' ' {
+	    return &s[..i]
+	}
+    }
+
+    &s[..]
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = String::from("Hello world");
+
+    println!("String: {}", s);
+    println!("First word: {}", first_word(&s));
+}