diff --git a/src/codewars/kata_cipher_helper.py b/src/codewars/kata_cipher_helper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbea3f1
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+++ b/src/codewars/kata_cipher_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class VigenereCipher(object):
+    def __init__(self, key, alphabet):
+        pass
+
+    def encode(self, text):
+        pass
+
+    def decode(self, text):
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/codewars/test_cipher_helper.py b/tests/codewars/test_cipher_helper.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/codewars/test_cipher_helper.py
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+"""from src.codewars.kata_cipher_helper import *
+
+
+def test_cipher_helper():
+    pass"""