diff --git a/common/thing/src/main/java/dev/enola/thing/yaml/ThingYamlReader.java b/common/thing/src/main/java/dev/enola/thing/yaml/ThingYamlReader.java
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Copyright 2024 The Enola <https://enola.dev> Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package dev.enola.thing.yaml;
+
+public class ThingYamlReader {}
diff --git a/common/thing/src/test/resources/picasso.textproto b/common/thing/src/test/resources/picasso.textproto
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright 2024 The Enola <https://enola.dev> Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# TODO Write this, by hand, as the initial requirements spec
+
+# proto-file: dev/enola/core/meta/enola_meta.proto
+# proto-message: EntityKinds
+
+# imports:
+#   - https://enola.dev/namespaces
+
+# prefixes:
+#   # rdf: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
+#   foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
+#   ex: https://enola.dev/tutorial/artist
+
+# things:
+#   ex:Picasso:
+#     # TODO http://www.w3.org/ns/locn#location: !MLS "Spain"@en
+#     foaf:firstName: Pablo
+#     ex:homeAddress:
+#       ex:city: Barcelona
+#       ex:street: 31 Art Gallery
+#     rdf:type: ex:Artist
+
+#   http://example.enola.dev/Dalí:
+#     foaf:firstName: [Salvador, Domingo, Felipe, Jacinto]
+#     rdf:type: http://example.enola.dev/Artist
diff --git a/common/thing/src/test/resources/picasso.things.yaml b/common/thing/src/test/resources/picasso.things.yaml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright 2024 The Enola <https://enola.dev> Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+imports:
+  - https://enola.dev/namespaces
+
+prefixes:
+  # rdf: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
+  foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
+  ex: https://enola.dev/tutorial/artist
+
+things:
+  ex:Picasso:
+    # TODO http://www.w3.org/ns/locn#location: !MLS "Spain"@en
+    foaf:firstName: Pablo
+    ex:homeAddress:
+      ex:city: Barcelona
+      ex:street: 31 Art Gallery
+    rdf:type: ex:Artist
+
+  http://example.enola.dev/Dalí:
+    foaf:firstName: [Salvador, Domingo, Felipe, Jacinto]
+    rdf:type: http://example.enola.dev/Artist